wikipedia pronunciation

[Scot LaFaive]

>
> The majority form of English is USA English, because 70% of native English
> speakers are in the USA.
>

Faulty logic here. (Plus, I would like to see the research on this.) What
about those who learn English as a second language in places like China,
India, and Europe? Are they learning American English, British English
(Received Pronunciation), or some other dialect? What about the native
English speakers in England, Australia, Canada, and other English speaking
countries?

Scot

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:43 AM, David Bowie <db.list at pmpkn.net> wrote:

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> From:    Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
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> > My take is this.  The internet is mainly written in English.  It was
> > invented by English speaking people.  English is the lingua franca of
> > the world.  95% of the scientific journals are in English, including
> > the IPA journal which switched to English in 1970 after being created
> > in France and published in French for 90 years.  Thus the
> > pronunciation guide used here should be English friendly.  The IPA is
> > not.  The majority form of English is USA English, because 70% of
> > native English speakers are in the USA.
>
> You invested in an asbestos company recently, i take it?
>
> David Bowie
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