 Re: Diversity in English
I'm certainly no expert on Chinese dialects, but I'd agree that there are probably a lot fewer now (with improved communication / transportation).
I guess I still expect to see an increase in the varieties of English, only because it's still relatively new in a lot of places. Maybe you're right, though, that as time goes on, those local varieties would collapse.
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