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Or both parties can work together since there is no True English. Indian English is different than <place> English. It is wrong for the author to expect their E

Or both parties can work together since there is no True English. Indian English is different than <place> English. It is wrong for the author to expect their English to be universal, and it's wrong for <place> English's speakers to expect -their- English to be universal. Thick accents are frustrating in any language. I have had to work hard on removing my American accent when learning Korean; it made understanding what I was saying much easier for everyone. I think what people take issue with is when native speakers (who only speak 1 language, and maybe 1 local dialect of it) start demanding things from ESL/EFL learners.

rocknor 5y ago
I'm not advocating making any particular dialect universal. I'm simply asking people to look at the big picture instead of hating the person that you're talking to because of how they talk. We have the Internet now, IMO it's only a matter of time until we naturally converge to a universal dialect. It will be a long time, but still.
- slver 5y ago
  > I'm simply asking people to look at the big picture instead of hating the person that you're talking I didn't advocate "hating" anyone. On the other hand, you showed up and declared me a "racist" for no reason. Maybe you should listen to your own advice and not jump the gun and hate the person you're talking to.