The globalization of English language

Good Expressions: 1, New Englishes are mushrooming the globe over, ranging from "Englog," the Tagalog-infused English spoken in the Philippines, to "Japlish," the cryptic English poetry beloved of Japanese copywriters

2, English has become the common linguistic denominator

3, It's also a great reminder to communicators - especially those who work in organizations doing business internationally - that when communicating in English, it's becoming more likely, if not probable, that a significant and increasing proportion of your audience will speak a different English than you do. People who no longer can patronizingly be described as "non-native English speakers" - they are creating their own versions of English.


Useful information:
there could be a tri-English world, one in which you could speak a local English-based dialect at home, a national variety at work or school, and international Standard English to talk to foreigners.

The article says "non-native English-speakers" worldwide now outnumber native ones 3 to 1. In Asia alone, Newsweek says, the number of English users has topped 350 million - roughly the combined populations of the United States, the UK and Canada. There are more Chinese children studying English - about 100 million - than there are Britons (that's nearly twice as many).(New weeks article)

Technology also plays a huge role in English's global triumph. Eighty percent of the electronically stored information in the world is in English; 66 percent of the world's scientists read in it, according to the British Council. "It's very important to learn English because [computer] books are only in English," says Umberto Duirte, an Uruguayan IT student learning English in London. New technologies are helping people pick up the language, too: Chinese and Japanese students can get English-usage tips on their mobile phones. English-language teachers point to the rise of Microsoft English, where computer users are drafting letters advised by the Windows spell check and pop-up style guides.

Vocabulary:

genuinely
1,in accordance with truth or fact or reality
synonym：truly, really
2,genuinely; with authority
synonym：authentically

patronizing,

(adj):(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

(v):assume sponsorship of
synonym：sponsor, patronize, patronise
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
synonym：patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
treat condescendingly
synonym：patronize, patronise, condescend
be a regular customer or client of
synonym：patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going

denominator (分母）

eg :The success of the film demonstrates the denominator（平均水平） of public taste

unprecedented：（adj) having no precedent; novel

eg: That is a situation unprecedented in the history of the school

absorb(吸收）:take up mentally

outnumber：eg:Payments by cheque easily outnumber cash transactions

We were completely outnumbered(数量上超过） by the enemy

evolve：undergo development or evolution

eg: Many Victorians were shocked by the notion that Man had evolved from lower forms of life

He has evolved a new theory after many years of research