>I certainly don't switch to 'global standard English' or AmE when I'm talking to someone who isn't British, and I doubt anybody thinks I'm speaking incorrect '

>I certainly don't switch to 'global standard English' or AmE when I'm talking to someone who isn't British, and I doubt anybody thinks I'm speaking incorrect 'global standard English' as a result. Nobody is saying that global English is American English. We are simply pointing out that there is a subset of the language that is standard globally in addition to the regional dialects. I'm sure you wouldn't use words like "chav" or "bell end" around a group of foreigners, because they are not globally understood.