http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/ An Irreverent Look at the Glocalized World Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/comment-page-1/#comment-635 seyd Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:00:54 +0000 http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/#comment-635 True, I think Hindi is got the third largest group of native speakers in the world, but sadly they are too poor to afford internet. I do believe in the future Hindi will become an important language as India becomes more and more developed. True, I think Hindi is got the third largest group of native speakers in the world, but sadly they are too poor to afford internet. I do believe in the future Hindi will become an important language as India becomes more and more developed.

]]> http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/comment-page-1/#comment-631 oso Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:24:31 +0000 http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/#comment-631 Yeah, I think you're right. Though I wonder if that's not going to change. Maybe I've just seen too many <em>Monsoon Wedding</em> type movies, but it seems like there's still a lot of debate on whether Indians should speak English to be more marketable. Yeah, I think you’re right. Though I wonder if that’s not going to change. Maybe I’ve just seen too many Monsoon Wedding type movies, but it seems like there’s still a lot of debate on whether Indians should speak English to be more marketable.

]]> http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/comment-page-1/#comment-628 rajeev Mon, 23 Aug 2004 04:01:17 +0000 http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/08/22/interlanguage/#comment-628 i'm guessing it's because those who speak hindi and/or urdu and use the internet also speak english fluently and use english for their online activities, thus getting counted in the large english pie piece. mmm pie piece. there are certainly more hindi speakers who use the internet than there are dutch speakers period in the world. i’m guessing it’s because those who speak hindi and/or urdu and use the internet also speak english fluently and use english for their online activities, thus getting counted in the large english pie piece. mmm pie piece. there are certainly more hindi speakers who use the internet than there are dutch speakers period in the world.

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