Talk:English-speaking world

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[edit] References

I have taken the table (and its references) directly from the article English language without verifying the sources. Joeldl (talk) 13:07, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] No redirect to Anglosphere

Previously, this was a redirect to Anglosphere. As many parties have pointed out at Talk:Anglosphere, this is inappropriate. There are two main reasons:

1. The phrase "English-speaking world" is much more common than "Anglosphere". (37,000 hits on Google Scholar to about 200.)

2. The term Anglosphere has certain ideological connotations absent in English-speaking world. In fact, the term Anglosphere is most commonly encountered in discussions centring on the ideas of the author JC Bennett, as discussed in the article Anglosphere. A search on Google Scholar will show this.

This article is currently a stub, but should grow. In the meantime, articles referring to the English-speaking world in general and not intending specific reference to the ideas of James C. Bennett and his Anglosphere Institute should link here (or, alternatively, to English language#Geographical distribution), and not to Anglosphere. Joeldl (talk) 13:07, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree entirely. Anglosphere should not be used as a synonym for English-speaking world. Anglosphere is not a common term and Wikipedia policy is to use common terms.--Doug Weller (talk) 08:35, 12 May 2008 (UTC)