Opinion
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Language in the 21st century: Why it helps to know more than just English
In the past few decades, English has become the most widespread language spoken by people whose mother tongue is another language. French, the language of diplomacy and often described as the language of the educated and cultured, has not kept pace, especially as the United States has dominated much of global business. Although there are more native speakers of some Chinese and Indian languages, historically, they have not been learnt by many outsiders.
