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re: Sorry, but I have to ask - Is there an official language of the WC?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:35 am to The Third Leg
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:35 am to The Third Leg
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It's English, which is the most widely spoken language on Earth.
No, Mandarin Chinese is followed by Spanish. English is 3rd but English is the international language for business right now.
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Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:37 am to constant cough
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No, Mandarin Chinese is followed by Spanish. English is 3rd but English is the international language for business right now.
Incorrect. English is 2nd unless you just mean native speakers.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:56 am to constant cough
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No, Mandarin Chinese is followed by Spanish. English is 3rd but English is the international language for business right now.
Maybe as a native language, but a good portion of the world at least understands English.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:17 am to constant cough
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widely - over or through a wide area ... has traveled widely
English is spoken by more nations than any other language.
Mandarin is spoken pretty much exclusively in China.
The number that follows is the total number of countries that use that language (from Weber, 1997):
English (115)
French (35)
Arabic (24)
Spanish (20)
Russian (16)
German (9)
Mandarin (5)
Portuguese (5)
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 11:22 am
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