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Your support makes all the difference.Babel-like EU, with its 23 official languages and over 40 regional tongues, on Thursday marked an upcoming "European Day of Languages" with a speech delivered essentially in English.
The European Commission spokesman announcing Sunday's ode to multilingualism - highlighting the benefits of languages for small businesses - kicked off his speech in English, but on hearing sighs at a media briefing peopled by many nationalities tried his hand at other tongues.
His go at German, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish won applause for a good try but grins for below-par pronunciation.
Likewise the statement announcing the multilingual celebration was posted in all European Union languages but the calendar only in English.
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