Round the world or around the world

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi guys
Who can tell me which one is correct?

Around the world or round the wold in the sentence bellow

There are millions of people round / around the world who speak English

2

They are really the same in meaning. The use of ‘around’ emphasises the great extent of the use of English a little more than ‘round’.

3

Thanks a lot Alan. I got my answer but could n’t get what you meant by “emphasises the great extent of the use of English a little more than ‘round’.” D D D
may you do me a favor and explain it ? It seems to some extend strange to me.

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What I meant was that ‘around’ emphasises how far the language has spread. The idea is that ‘around’ means ‘all the way round’ and in that sense is probably a bit stronger than ‘round’ but this is only a very fine distinction.

Alan

5

thanks a lot Alan :wink: