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- noun Plural form of
anglophone .
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Examples
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One of the many ways in which British europhobia is so totally misguided is in failing to realise that, linguistically, anglophones are already so dominant in the EU that it is rather quaint to meet anyone who won't do a meeting in English.
Livejournal, Facebook, Twitter, Dreamwidth nwhyte 2009
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A decent enough song, but of course we native anglophones will have been much more annoyed by Lena's marvellous travelling accent than most voters were.
Eurovision wrap-up nwhyte 2010
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GUEUL which is that hard for anglophones to pronounce eu sound and ADE which is also a classic mistake for anglophones who tend to get their French A's mixed up with English ones.
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This past year, there's been a European movie catching a lot of buzz from the anglophones.
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It's a tough challenge for anglophones, but we should try anyhow!
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Canada has had some success with bilingual education and anglophones can study French in an immersion setting from Kindergarten through to finishing high school.
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EN - GUEUL - ADE .... it's a good practice word for learning students too because it has EN which is on classic difficulty for anglophones.
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And Tim Mohr has done a fantastic job of translating it into English, so we anglophones can appreciate it.
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If in future the world's business is conducted in globish, native anglophones, like everyone else, will find themselves obliged to learn it.
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language by Robert McCrum Deborah Cameron 2010
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With a sustained burst of cannon fire, he obliterates the non-anglophones, who crumple at his feet.
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