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a simple form of English consisting of 850 words, as well as some international and scientific words. It was originally intended for use as an international language.
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noun
a simple form of English consisting of 850 words, as well as some international and scientific words. It was originally intended for use as an international language.
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English as a lingua franca: a form of English that is sometimes used as a way of communicating by people whose first languages are not English, and that has some features that are not usually considered to be correct in standard English
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an English accent (=way of speaking) that many people from London and southeastern England have
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the form of the English language that was spoken and written from about 1150 to 1470
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the form of spoken and written British English that is considered correct by most people
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Received Pronunciation: a way of speaking British English that is considered to be the standard pronunciation in the UK
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the form of spoken and written English that is considered acceptable by most people
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if a word belongs to World English, it is used and recognized by people in all the countries where English is spoken
if someone speaks in broken English etc, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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