On 26/10/2015 18:08, Richmond wrote:
2. American English IS the dominant form of English in the world right
now (and probably for the forseeable future).
Hmmmm ... true for now, but I wouldn't be surprised if Indian English
overtook it over the next 2 to 3 decades.
Already the present continuous is becoming common (almost prevalent)
where we traditionalists would have used the simple present - at least,
I am thinking it is - and that was largely an influence from the Indian
sub-continent.
-- Alex.
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