There are endless articles appearing in a variety of newspapers that people should learn English. What the writers forget is that English is not exactly a perfectly spoken language - it is altered over a period of time. The type of English whch almost those columnists mention could very well be Latin. They have complete disdain for the type of English which people speak here. This English has its own pronounciations, its own spellings and a variety of phrases have competely different meanings. No one speaks what is sometimes called 'Queens English' or even 'Kings English', people speak as they understand or think it is right. The rules of grammar which seem to be carved in stone are shattered. As long as one person can understand the other, without having to be too academic about it.
The columnist forget that the English they want is also changing in the countries where it is spoken, because it is the only language they know. In Pakistan people speak several regional language and English is the third language the speak, Urdu is the second one. The grammatical rules of each regional language. Some phrases and sayings of a particular language are more apt and colourful compared to English -which most of the times does not do any justice to describing a situation or a person.
The advocated of English should start opening their eyes. English is a very fluid and adaptable language, which is why it has survived, otherwise people in England would be still speaking Shakespearian English instead of what is being spoken in these times. Every language develops in the environment it exists. No amount of forcing people to learn 'proper English' will ever change that. English has adapted to the way things are in Pakistan not the way they are in America, Australia or Britain - this is a fact which is conveniently ignored.
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