Re: [CH] chile, chilli Sauce & Paste V7 #353
Kudjing@aol.com
Thu, 24 May 2001 00:10:59 EDT
In a message dated 5/23/01 12:32:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
uGuys@ChileGarden.com writes:
>
> India is the largest English speaking county in the world, population
> wise, iirc.
> It's not only a business/Internet language but in India a lingua franca
> that allows users of the 10,000 unique Indian dialects to converse with
> each other. The 10,000 could possibly be a bit exaggerated.
>
It's worth adding that, if my students are any measure, the average
Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan college student speaks English
considerably better than does his American counterpart.
And, while I'm at it, anyone have a recipe or twelve for real Sri Lankan
curries?
-- Dan//not *entirely* off-topic this time....