ELI5: English is spoken by nearly 10 billion people worldwide. How did this language become so widely used throughout many countries where English isn’t the official language? Submitted by ReesMedia t3_yi67if on October 31, 2022 at 9:28 AM in explainlikeimfive 14 comments 0
Miliean t1_iuinhms wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:51 PM People who spoke English invaded and occupied large portions of the planet. At a certain point, the locals started learning the language of the invaders, and many years later here we are. Permalink 3
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