Globish

I speak English, Russian and Globish.

Of all the Globish mistakes that I encounter on a day-to-day basis, I must say that referring to a person with the pronoun "it" really takes the cake.

I find the concept of Globish restrictive and unreal.

"Globish" reminds me of another failed project called “Basic English” which failed because native English speakers could not remember which words not to use.

Globish is a simplified form of English.

I don't speak English. I speak Globish.

I do not speak English. I speak Globish.

The typical conversation in Globish could be grating to a native speaker, but get the job done between, say, a Kenyan and a Korean trying to navigate a business deal or asking for help at the airport check-in.

Nobody is likely to grow up speaking Globish as a mother tongue.

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.

Perhaps most importantly, Globish cannot draw on the history and idioms of any one culture.

Meanwhile, the local Englishes of Asian and African countries will become increasingly regional in flavour. But the rise of Globish may be prevented by the Babel chip.