Maurice Druon of the French Academy once proposed that French should be made the principal legal language of the European Union.

法国科学院的莫里斯·德鲁昂曾提议，应使法语成为欧洲联盟的主要法律语言。

English as a principal language of literature did not evolve until the 14th century (Chaucer). By the 16th century, English was in full bloom, both in literature as well as in science.

英语一直到14世纪（英国大诗人乔叟）时才发展成文学上的主要语言。到了16世纪时，英语在文学与科学上的使用均达到了颠峰。