English

English

English is a Germanic language of the Indo-European Family. It is the second most spoken language in the world.

It is estimated that there are 300 million native speakers and 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it as a foreign language. It is the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy, and tourism. It is listed as the official or co-official language of 45 countries:

Antigua	Australia	Bahamas	Barbados	Belize
Bermuda	Botswana	Brunei	Cameroon	Canada
Dominica	Fiji	Gambia	Ghana	Grenada
Guyana	India	Ireland	Jamaica	Kenya
Lesotho	Liberia	Malawi	Malta	Mauritius
New Zealand	Nigeria	Pakistan	Papua New Guinea	Philippines
Puerto Rico	St Christ.	St Lucia	St Vincent	Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Singapore	South Africa	Surinam	Swaziland
Tanzania	Trinidad	Uganda	United Kingdom	United States
Zambia	Zimbabwe

This spectacular domination is without parallel in history. Although French, Spanish and Arabic speakers may disagree, English is well on its way to becoming the unofficial international language of the world. Mandarin (Chinese) may be spoken by more people, but English is by far the most widespread of the world's languages.

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