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English in the Commonwealth of Nations
The English language is widely used in the Commonwealth, having largely been inherited through British colonisation. Varieties of English used in Commonwealth countries mostly share a set of word spellings, punctuation rules and grammatical conventions. The language forms part of the association's common culture and serves as the medium of intra-Commonwealth relations. As a lingua franca, it enables communication where a plurality of mother tongues exist. The term Commonwealth English is sometimes used to refer to the language as practised in the Commonwealth, most often interchangeably with British English. It is also used to distinguish between British English and that in the rest of the Commonwealth, and more broadly to refer to varieties of the language outside of Britain and the United States of America. Many regions have developed their own local varieties of English. Its official status varies: in Bangladesh, it lacks any but is widely used; in India, it is co-official with Hindi...
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