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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

I swear, it'd be nice to see a major player with that language advantage... the only thing is, will it live long? I hope it can use its voice against the U.S and U.K empire...

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[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

Well, what do you consider to be an Anglophone country, anyways?

  1. Areas where English per se is the native language of a majority of the population? (USA, UK, most of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa, Ireland, many territories or dependencies of the aforementioned)
  2. Areas where an English-derived creole is the native language of a majority of the population, and where English per se is the language of prestige? (mainly Caribbean islands, including the former socialist state Grenada, where their English proficiency was a major reason for their priority targeting by the US)
  3. Areas where English is an official or administrative language that is not the native language of most of the population? (India, Philippines, PNG, Fiji, much of Africa and the Pacific etc — South Africa stands out for its high English proficiency within this group)
  4. Areas where English does not have official status, but where the people of the country are nevertheless highly proficient in English? (Nordic region, Benelux, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Croatia, Greece...)
[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

Anything can do... creole or just official is fine as well...

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

Out of all the ones she listed the only one used to be Grenada. All the others are imperialist states and comprador states that have quenched revolutionary momentum pretty thoroughly.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, do you wanna take a stab at which one could be the first to fail to quash revolutionary momentum?

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'd probably guess South Africa or Guyana if you wanna count Guyana.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I see no reason not to.

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