"English is a good international language because it's simple, not because it's subtle, and it shows." I can't let that pass :-) English as an international l

"English is a good international language because it's simple, not because it's subtle, and it shows." I can't let that pass :-) English as an international language is not the entirety of English. The English language is enormously subtle - but people rarely (these days) learn it to the required level. Ironically, (in my view) its adoption as an international tongue is one cause of this. People learn it to a functional level, to get on in business and life, and that's the job done. Sadly this reduced, simplified English will likely become what English is (this is already happening) . A bit of a poisoned chalice, becoming the international language.