[Vocabulary] demand

[kite]

We know English is the language learned by people worldwide. Everyone asks for it.
May I say "English has a good demand in the present world." or "English has a better value in this present world."? I actually meant English is required everywhere.

Thanks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You might say "English is the dominant language in today's world".

 

[kite]

Yes. Can't I say "English is the dominant language in today's world so it has much demand almost everywhere."?

Thanks.

 

[Raymott]

May I say "English has a good demand in the present world." or "English has a better value in this present world."?

You can't use either of those sentences if you want to mean that English is required everywhere, since neither means that. We say, "English is in great demand", or "There is a great demand for English," not "English has a demand". Your second sentence doesn't work because you've used a comparative 'better', but you haven't made a comparison. Mike has given a good sentence, but it really depends on what you specifically want to say. "English is required everywhere" is a good sentence, but not entirely correct.

 

[5jj]

We don't say "English has a good demand in the present world" or "English has a better value in this present world."

We can say "There is a great demand/call for English in today's world" or "English is in great demand ...".

ps: I was beaten to it.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

What does "You might sat" mean?

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[MikeNewYork]

It was a typo. "You might say".

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I'd say only "English is a required language in today's world".

Not a teacher nor native speaker.

 

[bhaisahab]

I'd say only "English is a required language in today's world".

Not a teacher nor native speaker.

That's not the case, Boris. There are probably many more situations in which English is not a required language than where it is.

 

[SoothingDave]

It seems odd to me to say that English in in demand. English speakers are in demand.