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And for that matter, the absence of anything resembling a p in Chinese characters widely used to write the compound, P is also the one-letter symbol for “parking” in Quebec, where opposition to English gives rise to linguistic rivalry, and where French-speaking Canadians proudly employ the non-English word stationnement to say “parking.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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And for that matter, the absence of anything resembling a p in Chinese characters widely used to write the compound, P is also the one-letter symbol for “parking” in Quebec, where opposition to English gives rise to linguistic rivalry, and where French-speaking Canadians proudly employ the non-English word stationnement to say “parking.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Speakers of the major non-English languages are in positions to exert influence on the evolution of Global English purely on the basis of their numbers.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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One indicator of ethnic heterogeneity within Catholicism is the use of a language other than English by members of a parish, which permits us to see where non-English speakers were concentrated.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Speakers of the major non-English languages are in positions to exert influence on the evolution of Global English purely on the basis of their numbers.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Should speakers of English simply refuse to employ “non-English” terms?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Should speakers of English simply refuse to employ “non-English” terms?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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It makes it easier for writers from non-English countries to reach the English world - but reach each other, too.
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F & SF has agreements with various publishers to print non-English language editions, for instance.
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And that's something that has to be answered by both "sides" of it, the English writers and readers and the non-English writers and readers.
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