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umanwizard
3742 days ago
Everyone in the U.S. knows this word. The U.S. is a majority of native English speakers.
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icebraining
3742 days ago
Native English speakers are a minority among all English speakers.
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umanwizard
3741 days ago
True, but not if you weight by impact/influence on what's considered standard English, globally.
Probably someday that will be the case, but it isn't yet -- the US still has an outsize influence.
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