Globish
See also: globish
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡloʊbɪʃ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡləʊbɪʃ/
Proper noun
Globish
- A simplified version of the English language, not created but consisting of the most common English words and phrases, enabling non-English-speakers to communicate.
- 2011, Robert McCrum, Globish: How English Became the World's Language, W. W. Norton & Company →ISBN, page 280
- Across a dozen different time zones, financial journalists in each of these cities filed reports for their national desks, but the language of the crisis was unvaryingly Globish. European finance ministers held urgent press conferences, addressing […]
- 2011, Robert McCrum, Globish: How English Became the World's Language, W. W. Norton & Company →ISBN, page 280
Synonyms
- (simplified versison of English): International English
Descendants
- French: globish
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