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23 décembre 2012

Do you speak English, Hinglish, Spanglish or Konglish?

European Commission logoOnline, English has become a common language for users from all over the world but the internet is changing the language
Today there are around 4.5 billion web pages worldwide and most of them are written in Chinese.
However, some linguists predict that within 10 years English will dominate the internet, although in forms very different to what we accept and recognise as English today.
People who speak English as a second language outnumber native speakers and they increasingly use English to communicate with other non-native speakers, particularly on the internet where less attention is paid to grammar and spelling.
Therefore you can find many "Englishes" on the net, including Indian English, or Hinglish, Spanglish (Spanish English) and Konglish (Korean English). These variations have existed for a long time within individual cultures, but they are now expanding online.
The internet, therefore, allows multiple languages to flourish and although English is expanding, other languages are pushing their way into English and are in the process of creating something new.
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