How English became a world language
In only 400 years English went from being spoken by 4 million people to being spoken by 2 billion people.
England was invaded by many countries through the years, the invaders left a lot of new words there. England owned 1/4 of the world for some time with many colonies, and they made the people in the colonies speak English. England had a had a head start in the industrial revolution, which made them a even bigger super power. When England claimed a part of America and failed, a new English speaking super power was borne. When the internet came, English was the main language, which made it every internet users second language.
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