Linguistic pluricentrism reflects the fact that, in the 21st century, nobody can be said to “own” English any more

The centre of gravity of the English language is steadily shifting from the native speaker to the non-native speaker

It belongs to all who use it: everyone who has opted to use it has come to have a part-ownership in it

And when people adopt a language they immediately adapt it, to make it suit their needs

That is what happens to a language when it achieves an international or global presence