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Originally Posted by Daniel_
English is first language for about 1/3 of the people in the world - for the same reason it's the language in the US. The clue is in the name of the language
India
Australia
Half of Africa
Canada
England
The US.
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I think this whole point is basically like arguing over why people use Microsoft products. Fact is, Britain conquered a shitload of the world, at the right time, people in very different parts of the world adopted at least some use of English, and now it's the international standard for science and business, because we don't do so well speaking in binary or heiroglyphics. Shit, you've got to have something.
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Originally Posted by Dan
India is the worlds largest democracy, by the way. And the worlds fastest growing IT based economy. And home to a billion people.
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Well, let's not forget China...I know they don't speak English, but economic growth of 9% annually for a while now. Them bitches are taking off...so many people, they've got to start hardcore regulation of births? Pretty soon we might be having to learn some Mandarin and get real good with chopsticks...