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> that ersatz of the English language, which narrows the scope of one’s thoughts, and restricts one’s ability to express him or herself This sounds awfully clo
by BitwiseFool 5y ago
> that ersatz of the English language, which narrows the scope of one’s thoughts, and restricts one’s ability to express him or herself
This sounds awfully close to Sapir–Whorf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
- jobigoud 5y agoThe quote is missing a bit of context, it's specifically referring to "Globish", or International English, not English per-se, but rather the variant of "simplified" English that only use intermediate-level vocabulary and grammar because that's the common ground between most non-native speakers.