George Bernard Shaw has been widely quoted as having said “England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” The quote has also been attributed to Oscar Wilde, but it is more widely attributed to Shaw.
I don’t know if you could really say that English is a common language between England, the USA and also the Philippines. English is indeed one of the Official Languages of the Philippines, but is not the most commonly used language in any part of the country. English is very widely used for things like Court Records, Government Documents and Business Documents. But,
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