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Is the first meaning of the term "International English" restricted to English spoken in British Commonwealth countries? What about the forms of English spoken in the non-Commonwealth countries like the United States and Ireland?
This article simply has to go - I've been researching this for weeks, placing a dozen posts on alt.usage.english and reading every manual of English usage I can find, and simply NONE of them validate this term "International English" in the context of a grouping of non-American Englishes.
All of my references provide only two valid meanings for it: as a term used in the computer industry, and as reference to "English as a utility language for international communication". - MMGB
It is outragously illogical to define "International English" as "English language used in the British Commonwealth ...", This should be termed Commonwealth English.
I'll remind you english is used extensivly in europe (between foreign countries), India, Africa (There are hundreds of african languages, english is officialy used at schools), in the UN, scientific publications, english is the official Internet language, International affairs, and much more I have not written. Rotem Dan 15:19 Apr 13, 2003 (UTC)