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English World Language Emerges in Era of Global Trade
The article surveys English as a world language, noting Esperanto and Volapuk as failed aims. It highlights English growth to 1.1 billion speakers by century's end, its ease of learning, literature, trade prowess, and US schooling as engines. It warns against other languages dominating diplomacy and commerce, urging English as a universal language.
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