One of my favorite things to do when I don't feel like working is going to blogspot and just clicking "next blog". There is something about taking my chances when it comes to reading new blogs! Boy oh boy, don't I live dangerously!While enjoying the "next blog" I began to feel like I lived in this little tiny fish bowl. I of course speak English (well most of the time) and it feels like about 9 out of 10 blogs are in another language.
My first five blogs today. In no specific order of course... because they are the "next blog":
A journal from some guy. Barack "World Obama: Questions
After surfing around the net I began to wonder, just how many people in the world speak English, Dutch, Japanese
Well according to EnglishEnglish.com
Mandarin Chinese (837,000,000)
English (370,000,000)
Spanish (300,000,000)
Bengali (189,000,000)
Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000)
Arabic (174,950,000)
Portuguese (170,000,000)
Russian (170,000,000)
Japanese (125,000,000)
German (98,000,000)
Javanese (79,000,000)
French (75,000,000)
One out of five people can speak English to some level of competence.
They also tell me that: More than 80% of home pages on the Web are in English, while the next greatest, German, has only 4.5% and Japanese 3.1%.
After surfing around the net I began to wonder, just how many people in the world speak English, Dutch, Japanese
Well according to EnglishEnglish.com
Mandarin Chinese (837,000,000)
English (370,000,000)
Spanish (300,000,000)
Bengali (189,000,000)
Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000)
Arabic (174,950,000)
Portuguese (170,000,000)
Russian (170,000,000)
Japanese (125,000,000)
German (98,000,000)
Javanese (79,000,000)
French (75,000,000)
One out of five people can speak English to some level of competence.
They also tell me that: More than 80% of home pages on the Web are in English, while the next greatest, German, has only 4.5% and Japanese 3.1%.
My "next blog" statistics didn't pan out to equal that! Infact in 5 only one was in English!
Makes me wonder about Ebonics? You know, words like
"ama do it" for “I’m going to do it.”
How about "Pennatuckey"? Yes, that's a language. It's a language my friend speaks. He's from Pennsylvania.
An example. "Yea, when my lips get sore I like that stuff... climax."
Umm... you mean carmex?
"ama do it" for “I’m going to do it.”
How about "Pennatuckey"? Yes, that's a language. It's a language my friend speaks. He's from Pennsylvania.
An example. "Yea, when my lips get sore I like that stuff... climax."
Umm... you mean carmex?
What ever language you speak it's fun!
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