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Read the passage below and write a composition in English of about 200 words in which you state your own opinion about the topic.
Non-native English-speakers worldwide now outnumber native ones 3 to 1. In Asia alone, the number of English users has topped 350 million -- roughly the combined populations of the USA, the UK and Canada. The new English-speakers are not just passively absorbing the language -- they are shaping it. New Englishes are mushrooming the globe over, ranging from "Englog," the Tagalog-infused English spoken in the Phillipines, to "Japlish," the cryptic English poetry beloved of Japanese copywriters ("Your health and loveliness is our best wish," reads a candy wrapper). Some people say that in the future, there could be a tri-English world, one in which you would speak a local English-based dialect at home, a national variety at work or school, and an international Standard English to talk to foreigners. There is a growing sense that students should stop trying to copy native-speaker English, and use their own local version.
――東京学芸大学 前期日程/中学校過程英語、国際理解教育課程多言語多文化、欧米研究専攻（２月25日実施）――2006年
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