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ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Mitguel Vieira |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 12/JAN/2006 7:15 PM |
Assunto: | The level playing field language |
Mensagem: | Johannes, less than 20% of the masses of the countries you named can speak and write proficient standard English. Pidgin English is more or less their native tongue. The people in power - the politicians - keep their power intact largerly because of their standard English proficiency vis-a-vis the lack thereof of their constituents. |