English should be designated as the world's language

[BlueCaliDem]

72. I don't assert anything other than what I've read by

those who have studied the variant in languages and who are more worldlier than I am. Perhaps the discrepancy here has to do with the difference between audible language and written language?

As I've explained in one of my previous posts, dialects are difficult to listen to and understand for any native of any particular language, but the writing of that language generally stays the same and are mutually intelligible.

As an example to illustrate what I mean, picture how a TeaBagger would hear Oxford or Cockney English. S/He wouldn't know what they meant if they pronounced the simple word, "aluminum" or if they said "zet" as opposed to "zee" for the letter "z". I would safely bet that the majority of American audiences would be as confused listening to a movie with Cockney actors and dialogue as the Chinese audience listening were listening to Chow Yun-Fat's Mandarin dialogue.