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There was a fascinating article in the Economist many years ago about the worldwide predominance of English. (This was pre ubiquitous internet.) The reasons g
by JackFr 3y ago
There was a fascinating article in the Economist many years ago about the worldwide predominance of English. (This was pre ubiquitous internet.)
The reasons given were 1) British colonialism 2) Post WWII American hegemony 3) No one cares if you speak it poorly.
- monetus 3y agoEver read pidgin? Mutually intelligible, really neat. https://www.bbc.com/pidgin https://www.bbc.com/pidgin
- ghaff 3y ago>3) No one cares if you speak it poorly And this is maybe just a slightly more charitable rephrasing of #3 but very open to loan words and alternative ways of phrasing things.