Respectable.Boy
Why English is the first language in the world ?
May 10, 2014 5:03 PM
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Probably because of the British Empire. It was the last great empire, the largest ever and it didn't end officially until Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. It is also the principle language of America (albeit in their own form), therefore the main language of computing and the internet.

 

However, note that there are more than double the number of speakers of Mandarin.

May 10, 2014
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just To me , if America wouldnt speak English , English wouldnt be a spoken language this much.

just to me :)

May 16, 2014
1

I agree with Rob James I just want add: Speak English is more easy than Mandarin and English language are in 3rd position with 545 millons of speakers.

May 10, 2014
1

Because most of people speak in English~

May 10, 2014

I think it's more because English is the accepted language of business than anything else. $ runs a lot of things. Mandarin is the most widely spoken language of course, but for business it's English.

May 16, 2014
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