On Tue, 13 May 2014 15:50:02 -0700, Skip Robinson wrote: >This list is fascinating both for inclusions and for omissions. I will >defer humbly to Radoslaw for opinion on 'Eastern European English', but I >lived five years in West Africa. While Nigeria and Ghana, for example, >sound pretty similar, the English of Liberia is a horse of a very >different color. We could add to the list a number of countries like India >where English is an official 'national language' or simply a de facto >lingua franca. > >And what pray tell is 'International English' or just plain old >unqualified 'English'? How many dictionaries do we have to keep at arm's >reach? > They're at risk of being called bigoted if they don't provide Ebonics. (But do they?)
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