700 Reasons: Reason #416
- Reason: 416
- The fatal flaw is that English works effectively for us in one direction only, that is in transmit-mode. If you speak only English you can be sure that plenty of people out there will understand what you are saying. But in receive-mode, if you are only tuned to English, you will only hear what others choose to let you know.
- Reference:
- Kelly, M. (2002) ‘Excusez-moi, êtes-vous un terroriste?’ in the Times Higher Educational Supplement, March 29 2002, pp. 22-23
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English
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