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r/AmericaBad • u/EverySink • 2d ago
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Exactly everyone speaks English not to be American/English itโs because itโs the language of money.
217 u/blackhawk905 NORTH CAROLINA ๐ฉ๏ธ ๐ 2d ago It's like how French was the language of business for centuries but was superseded by English centuries ago.ย 135 u/vaccinateyodamkids 2d ago Is that why it's called lingua franca and not lingua anglia? Or am I just pulling shit out my ass? 5 u/blackhawk905 NORTH CAROLINA ๐ฉ๏ธ ๐ 1d ago I believe so
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It's like how French was the language of business for centuries but was superseded by English centuries ago.ย
135 u/vaccinateyodamkids 2d ago Is that why it's called lingua franca and not lingua anglia? Or am I just pulling shit out my ass? 5 u/blackhawk905 NORTH CAROLINA ๐ฉ๏ธ ๐ 1d ago I believe so
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Is that why it's called lingua franca and not lingua anglia? Or am I just pulling shit out my ass?
5 u/blackhawk905 NORTH CAROLINA ๐ฉ๏ธ ๐ 1d ago I believe so
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u/UbiSwanky2 2d ago
Exactly everyone speaks English not to be American/English itโs because itโs the language of money.