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2008-03-11

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We need an icon for the English language. People tend to use the British flag, because nobody outside England recognises the St George’s Cross, but that confuses Americans, who are the largest single English-speaking population in the world. (It probably also annoys Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and so on.)
So, the English language needs an icon. The only problem is, I have no bloody idea what it should be.

We need an icon for the English language. People tend to use the British flag, because nobody outside England recognises the St George’s Cross, but that confuses Americans, who are the largest single English-speaking population in the world. (It probably also annoys Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and so on.)

So, the English language needs an icon. The only problem is, I have no bloody idea what it should be.

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  1. blech posted this