Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Debts of the Lenders: I speak good Engrish

Despite being the world's second largest economy, Japan is not known as a center for international - or even regional trade and finance. This author posits an interesting theory: The English language deficit.

English, for better or worse, has become the lingua franca of finance, business, science and the Internet. The longer any nation resists the need to improve its English skills, the more it limits its potential.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_pesek&sid=aldtuqpO7BlY

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