David Crystal - Is control of English shifting away from British and American native speakers?

[PaulSouthernCross]

I have been teaching English in Buenos Aires for ten years and I will never say "informations" or "researches" and never let my students say it either. And they don't want to talk like that either.

[CarlDowse]

So, as language teachers, do we correct or not in the classroom?

[24adhoc]

Why was this man using headphones?

[liwainstitut]

8284 views , too ... never knew he was so rough and real American speaker all the radio-man ...

[liwainstitut]

When would you use informations ? 8248 views ... does information come from when you get informal not just sa How do you do ? or Greetings ! but really start to download each others data pool

[liwainstitut]

When would you use informations ?

[cristobalito1966]

El 94% del mundo no habla inglés.

[ENGLISHRESOURCES1]

excellent!

[borisjohnson2008]

Er I think there may be slightly more than 1,500 non-native English speakers in the world, I personally have probably taught more than that, but then as he says statistics don't count for everything.

[beachwalker69]

@borisjohnson2008

Er I think it's obvious he means 1500 million people.

[borisjohnson2008]

@beachwalker69

No I genuinely think he believes that only 1,500 people speak English as a second or foreign language, learnt as a non-native, the man's an idiot.

[lotveito93]

@borisjohnson2008 He's clearly smarter than you :b

[majordbag2]

@borisjohnson2008 Shut up Boris! According to the Daily Show you made drinking booze on the London subway illegal so that makes an official douche!

[Koich14]

@borisjohnson2008 It's obvious to anyone who paid attention to the entire video that that was a mistake. Shortly after he says "so for every native speaker there are 3 or 4 non-native speakers". Why do you "genuinely think he believes" that?

[xbladeofgrassx]

@borisjohnson2008 Have you read any of his books? I'm pretty certain he doesn't belive that but then again maybe you're right