The debate rages on – what is Standard English?
There are those who advocate learning Standard British English, Standard American English or Standard International English.
Linguists and language scholars have conjured up such concepts in their own minds but no such Standard English actually exists in reality.
Chinese scholars admonish their students to “master” Standard English. The Chinese scholars deliver this sage advice in Mandarin because they have not mastered any Standard English. Why? Because it exists only in their academic minds.
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