ceigered:In regards to what you said Zumanto, I agree with some bits but I think that ultimately Globish isn't in the same league as Esperanto or any other IAL because it (at least to me) doesn't seem to have the things that make a language what it is. It's seems about as effective to me as charades or pictionary. Now that might work for some business men etc but it might create a sort of rift between speakers of the 'pure english(es)' and speakers of globish (or 'business english'). Overall I see it as having more negative effects in the long run.

However you do raise a good point about expecting everyone to develop native-like fluency in English.

I agree about Globish. I haven't studied that particular proposal in detail, but I don't think it's going to take off. However, the idea that some sort of Standard International English is going to be developed is a pretty serious idea that a lot of people are thinking about. This is not much different than creating a standardized national language that native speakers learn in school. It's just that a SIE would also be a simplified language. It's not meant to replace native-speaker English, or replace native languages around the world, it's just meant to be an easy-to-learn form of international communication.

Senlando:Now that I'm in Canada, i find it really sad how good friends of my parents, there kids can't speak any Taiwanese or Mandarin, i feel that they where robbed of a wealth of knowledge because there parents where afread that they would not learn English well if they spoke to there kids in Mandarin or Taiwanese!

Usually it is the kids' fault and not the parents. I have seen so many cases when the parents talk to the kid in another language, and the kid responds in English. Usually this means that the kid learns to understand the other language, but never to speak it properly. It's sad, but you can't force the kid to respond in the other language, so often it's the kid who decides not to learn. Especially when they hit a certain age, kids want to fit in with the other kids, and they don't want to seem "different" or "foreign" by speaking another language with their parents. Many of them come to regret it later, but by then, it's too late.

erinja:Especially when they hit a certain age, kids want to fit in with the other kids, and they don't want to seem "different" or "foreign" by speaking another language with their parents. Many of them come to regret it later, but by then, it's too late.

Sed, esti fremda estas esti mistera
(but, to be foreign is to be mysterious )