diamondcutter
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2014
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
English has become the base language for international business, for the world’s airlines and even for the Internet. Whatever language people speak, they need to know some English if they work in these fields.
Source: An English textbook for junior high school students in China, by Popular Science Press
The phrase “the base language” here sounds odd to me. What about using “the basic language” or “the common language” to replace it?
Source: An English textbook for junior high school students in China, by Popular Science Press
The phrase “the base language” here sounds odd to me. What about using “the basic language” or “the common language” to replace it?