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Other countries were also governed by the British in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; for example, India, Singapore, Nigeria, Kenya, Papua New Guinea. Others were g~rn~dby rhe US: the Philippines and Puerto Rico. In many of these countries English is an official language, although it IS not most people's first language. In these countries, the local languages and their regional dialects have an effect on the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and use of English, and new varieties of English develop. These are sometimes called 'New Englishes'. They have not been studied very deeply, or for very long, so it is difficult to get a dear picture of each variety. However, peopJe are collecting information about these new varieties and studying them, so in future we will know more about them. . In the newest varieties of English, words from another language are very often used with English ooes. These varieties are often given amusing names. For example, in the US some Spanish.speakers speak 'Spanglish' which uses English and Spanish words in the same sentence. English words are borrowed and given Spanish sounds and spdling, such as parquin (parking). Other examples of these varieties are 'Singlish' in Singapore, 'Hinglish' in lndia (Hindi and English), and 'Taglish' in the Philippines (Tagalog and English). All these varieties of English, from countries where English is used either as a first language or as a second language, are used more and more by writers and film-makers. In this way, many users of English are able to hear and read more than their own variety and words and expressions can cross from one variety to another

Other countries were also governed by the British in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; for...