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[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do you know what the proportion of native English speakers vs non-native speakers is in the US?

It doesn't diminish your point, but probably that non-native speakers skew the stats a bit if they are included in the stat.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Kinda. If we’re talking about who can participate in the workforce or online conversations, being literate in the dominant language equals “being literate”.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Makes sense. I was asking because the links were talking about the English language. But considering that this is the working language, it doesn't really matter in the end if the person is a native speaker or not. If they can't hold a basic conversation or read simple instructions, it makes their life harder no matter what.