Neither party speaks English as their first language - idioms can easily be misunderstood.

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Speaking mostly Low German (the majority of Belizeans speak Kriol or Spanish as their first language), they run their own schools, banks and churches.

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"We identified problems with access to interpreting services for people who do not speak English as their first language and for those who are deaf, " Ms Drown said.

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For the equivalency exam field tests, the state Education Department is trying to select a representative group of schools and students, including schools in rural, urban and suburban areas, as well as students who speak Spanish as their first language.

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However, after this programme, I am wondering if people that speak a different language as their "first language" are more aware of the variances of English throughout the UK, US, Australia, Canada, etc.

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We looked at Costa Rica and Panama first, but both countries speak Spanish as their national language and, as with most South American countries, the legal system was based on Napoleonic law.

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As they watch for longer, their first choice will often be a film made locally, in their own language.

ECONOMIST: Star wars

The first to move east were the most international European companies, which tended to use English as their international working language regardless of their base.

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