Globish

globish English Etymology en global English, late 20 Pronunciation en /ˈɡloʊbɪʃ/ GA en /ˈɡləʊbɪʃ/ RP Proper noun A simplified version of the English language, not created but consisting of the most common English words and phrases, enabling non-English-speakers to communicate. en ELF en New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/world/europe/06iht-english.2400049.html Language not pronounced trippingly on native tongue Noam Cohen 2006-08-06 The typical conversation in Globish could be grating to a native speaker, but get the job done between, say, a Kenyan and a Korean trying to navigate a business deal or asking for help at the airport check-in. https://web.archive.org/web/20230502035117/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/world/europe/06iht-english.2400049.html 2 May 2023 en 2008 The Prodigal Tongue: Dispatches from the Future of English Mark Abley 98 Nobody is likely to grow up speaking Globish as a mother tongue. en 2011 Robert McCrum Globish: How English Became the World's Language W. W. Norton & Company 9780393339772 280 Across a dozen different time zones, financial journalists in each of these cities filed reports for their national desks, but the language of the crisis was unvaryingly Globish. en 2012 Church Actually: Rediscovering the Brilliance of God's Plan Gerard Kelly 144 Perhaps most importantly, Globish cannot draw on the history and idioms of any one culture. en 2018 Gaston Dorren Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages Meanwhile, the local Englishes of Asian and African countries will become increasingly regional in flavour. But the rise of Globish may be prevented by the Babel chip. Descendants fr globish 1 Translations simplified version of English Finnish: fi globaalienglanti French: fr globish m See also en Franglais en Hinglish en Newspeak en Spanglish Further reading Globish (Gogate) Globish (Nerrière) International English Anagrams en bghilos blogish en English Languages