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> There are more non-native speakers than native speakers That is a wonderful point that I've never thought of before. You can really envision a lingua franca
by jamiek88 9y ago
> There are more non-native speakers than native speakers
That is a wonderful point that I've never thought of before.
You can really envision a lingua franca that is English but not American English or British English but Global English.
Second and third generation English speakers who live in a non-English speaking country as a majority of English speakers - will they be like how English is used in India or something completely different?
Fascinating.
- UncleSlacky 9y agoGlobal English ("Globish") as a simplified subset of English already exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globish_(Nerriere) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globish_(Nerriere) also in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_English