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Is English the global Lingua franka?

What has made English so popular around the world?

English is used widely as a second language and as an official language in Commonwelth countries and many international organizations.

Modern English, sometimes described as the first global lingua franca, is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy.

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    Yes, no doubt, English is an interantional language and is considered to be a second language all around the world but it seems it is going to be the first language soon of the country that treats it as a second language.


     


    If I talk about some Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, & Srilank), they treat English language as superior to their own parlance. There is no doubt about the importance of English language in our daily life be it business, education, entertainments, and communication but the objection lies in treating it as a first language will diminish your own language values and eventually it will end up with an extinction of another language from the record of the world. This is the reason, why Chinese, German, and France give importance to their own languages.


     


    Just learn, read, write, and communicate in English if you like but at the same time you should have command to express yourself better in your own language.


     


    Remember one thing; English is not an ability, it's necessity.

    alimirza000, 1 year ago | Flag

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