Bjorn in the USA ok!
Since World War II, proficiency in English has been a requirement for entry into one of Sweden’s lovely, publicly financed universities. While I assume this policy was implemented to enhance Swedish economic competitiveness, its primary result was, of course, ABBA. (Ed. note: Cannot reverse first “B.”)
Central to that 375 million-album selling band’s success was the simple fact (whether known to the band or not, I have no idea) that language is all the more powerful when freed from things like meaning and coherence, simply used as ornamentation for delectable, sugary-sweet...
