(How about China? Not sure what English version they use, but wouldn't be surprised it's Brit).
I'm well acquainted with many native speakers of Chinese who have learned English as a second language (and am married to one). There was a time when the British standard was consciously preferred by educational authorities for English instruction in both China and Taiwan. But that time is past. American English spellings are dominant in China and in a larger part of the "expanding circle" of international use of English.
Completely accurate tokenadult. The official Chinese curriculum still uses the "Fun With English" Oxford books, but American English (as in Korea) is fast becoming the prestige variant. The British version is fading like a vestige of the Opium Wars.
The guy seems to be an excellent developer with a very strong knowledge of crypto. He would not be "most Chinese students" (indeed he would not be "most students" at all), especially in writing.
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(How about China? Not sure what English version they use, but wouldn't be surprised it's Brit).
I'm well acquainted with many native speakers of Chinese who have learned English as a second language (and am married to one). There was a time when the British standard was consciously preferred by educational authorities for English instruction in both China and Taiwan. But that time is past. American English spellings are dominant in China and in a larger part of the "expanding circle" of international use of English.
http://www.pyrtvu.cn/xush/home.files/text/8.htm
http://www.inst.at/trans/15Nr/06_1/price15.htm
http://dooku.miun.se/engelska/englishB/languageprof/Student%...
http://c-faculty.chuo-u.ac.jp/~mikenix1/co/we/Future_of_Engl...
http://www.palgrave.com/pdfs/1403918309.pdf
Completely accurate tokenadult. The official Chinese curriculum still uses the "Fun With English" Oxford books, but American English (as in Korea) is fast becoming the prestige variant. The British version is fading like a vestige of the Opium Wars.
Satoshi's English was better than would be indicated by most Chinese students.
The guy seems to be an excellent developer with a very strong knowledge of crypto. He would not be "most Chinese students" (indeed he would not be "most students" at all), especially in writing.