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"the sun never sets on the british empire". perhaps it comes from the colonial days when the brits controlled one quarter of the known world..

14 years ago. Rating: 6
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Because we're smarter...

14 years ago. Rating: 3
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It's the best language being English like everthing else which is English the best

14 years ago. Rating: 3
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English is spoken so much because it is taught in schools world-wide.  It is more a universal language than any other.  Julie is correct when she mentions that English has adopted a whole bunch of words from different languages into its everyday vernacular. 
Garage, RSVP, demitasse, hors d'oeuvres,  parfait, cologne are a few examples. 
The financial market operates  in English.
I'm thinking that there are more countries who have had Engish as their official language for hundreds of years than any other.

14 years ago. Rating: 2
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English is made up of many languages (well, their influence), even the internet influences the spoken English language...........

14 years ago. Rating: 1
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