The importance of the English language 2018

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/27/reached-peak-english-britain-china

 the use of English is greater than ever, and far more widespread than any other language in the world. All non-English-speaking powers of our globalised world recognise it as the first foreign language to learn.

It is true that English's globalization, unprecedented in the history of languages is a revolution but as a language-lover i like when it sounds nice
what do you think about=>Globish or broken English ?

Non-native speakers of English now outnumber native speakers 3 to 1. There are more Chinese children studying English than there are Britons. Of course the new English-speakers aren't just absorbing the language, they are shaping it.

You will see it for yourself if you watch that video !

This guy is awesome indeed.
Humble and exhaustive.
Thumbs up !!

Some would say he tends to overdo it ?
Well, I've worked a lot with indian people, and I've lived in West Africa...
(Texans as well, yes, but do they really speak any kind of english ?)

From experience, I'd say that he actually *under*does it.
Reality is even worse.

Yves a écrit:This guy is awesome indeed.

I agree with you, that guy is amazing !

Est-ce une si bonne nouvelle ?

Pardonnez moi de répondre en français pour une question posée en anglais car je ne maîtrise pas assez la langue de Shakespeare pour ce faire. Pour ma part l’anglais ne pourra jamais se substituer à l’espéranto car cette dernière n’est la langue de personne donc elle appartient à tous et n’est la langue maternelle d’aucun permettant à tous de l’emprunter et d’être sur un plan d’égalité avec ses locuteurs. C’est la langue du peuple et non celle des états (raison à mon avis de sa non adoption dans des instances internationales puisque niant intraséquement la notion de nationalité fondement du nationalisme et de la légitimité de l’état). Merci à mon ami Guy de m’avoir permis de découvrir cette langue merveilleuse porteuse de fraternité, d’égalité, de liberté plus que ma langue maternelle.

Going back to this guy's video, I find it really funny and well done. The few languages I could recognise were not exaggerated but real. See the French accent for example ! And many others. This boy is really gifted and modest at the same time. Which is most appreciated.

Some of this is quite good, some less convincing (for me at least). I may be old-fashioned, but I don't like the overuse of the F-word.
I'm surprised he didn't do Australian, or did I miss it? Nice try!

Hi Sylvia, thanks for adding this. You can hear the  Australian accent approximately in the middle of the video.