6 curious date about “El Español”
According to a report created by the Cervantes Institute, the Spanish is the second language around the world due to number of native speakers and the second language in international communication. I will show to you a view in the present and future by means of 6 figures:
1. Over 495 million of persons speak Spanish.
2. Due to demographic reasons, the percentage of people speaks Spanish around the world as native language is increasing, while the percentage of Chinese and English speakers is decreasing.
3. In 2030, 7,5% of people around the world will be Spanish speakers (a total of 535 million of persons), this percentage is above the Russian (2,2%), French (1,4%) and German (1,2%). Then, the Chinese language will overtake Spanish as group of native speakers.
4. In 3 or 4 generations, the 10% of people around the world will speak in Spanish.
5. In 2050, The United States will be a first Spanish- Speaking country on the world.
6. 18 million of students will considerate speak Spanish as foreign language.
What is your opinion about this? Will The Spanish overtake English in the future?
Source: http://www.muyinteresante.es/seis-datos-curiosos-sobre-el-idioma-espanol
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6 curious date about “El Español”
According to a report created by the Cervantes Institute, the Spanish is the second most spoken language around the world, due to as measured by the number of native speakers. and the second language It also ranks second in international communication. I will show to you a view in the present and future by means of 6 figures: (mejor: I will show this to you by means of six figures:)
1. Over 495 million of persons speak Spanish.
2. Due to demographic reasons, the percentage of people speaking Spanish around the world as a native language is increasing, while the percentage of Chinese and English speakers is decreasing.
3. In 2030, 7.5% of people around the world will be Spanish speakers (a total of 535 million people of persons). This percentage is above the Russian (2.2%), French (1.4%) and German (1.2%). Then, the Chinese language will overtake Spanish as group of native speakers. (unclear) i think you mean: Soon, Spanish will ovetake Chinese and have largest group of native speakers.
4. In three or four generations 10% of people around the world will speak in Spanish.
5. In 2050, the United States will be a first Spanish- Speaking Spanish-first speaking country on the world.
6. 18 million of students will consider speaking Spanish as a foreign language.
What is your opinion about this? Will The Spanish overtake English in the future?
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Source: http://www.muyinteresante.es/seis-datos-curiosos-sobre-el-idioma-espanol
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Hi Grecia: very good job! Here's a couple of notes: It depends on the context, but most times in a writing like this you have to spell out numbers and percentages (i.e. three or four or ten percent...use the United States not The ...English uses the period in numbers like 7.5 or 1.5 million (I keep doing it wrong in Espanol!)).
Bien hecho... hasta luego
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Thank you Jeff for your commentary. It is very helpful
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When you add the article "the" to a race. It means the race, the people. If you are referring to the language, you need to disambiguate it by writing, "The Spanish language". Be careful in using the phrase, "The Spanish people". This can taken to be derogatory, implying that Spanish are not human beings! Use this if you belong to the group and using the group as a rallying point. For example, if you are Spanish, you can say, "The Spanish people are very courteous, warm and friendly". "We, the English people will defend our island and preserve our sovereignty by not joining the Euro". The the English Prime Minister told Parliament.
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umm, yes you right Brett W, there is a contradiction. Thanks for your corrections!
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Yes, you can refer to the languages as Spanish an English.
The only parts that confused me were points two and three. In point two you say that The number of Chinese speakers is on the decline. Then in point three, you say it will overtake Spanish. I assume that you meant Spanish will overtake Chinese.
Overall you have a good writing style with some minor grammatical issues. Nice job!
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