A word of advices: let speakers of Englishes do it their way, UK told

Embrace internationalism - loosen up that mother tongue, scholar suggests. Matthew Reisz writes

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May 17, 2012
Last updated
May 22, 2015
Matthew Reisz

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#1 Submitted by alex.baratta on November 26, 2024 - 4:25pm
I fully agree. Native speakers don't 'own' the language and people from all over the world have made English their own. I'm not saying language standards aren't useful, especially since it's difficult to know each and every English variety out there for assessment purposes, but the reality is we can't expect a one size fits all perspective regarding a language that is anything but.

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