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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostListening to a piece on R4 yesterday a.m. about English being the international language of the air. Got me to wondering why this was, so I started to think about the empire, got me to wondering why THAT was, which got me to thinking about the Industrial Revolution.
I started to wonder if other countries teach it the same way we do, I mean do other countries say 'oh yes, it all started in England'
With the collapse of Empire in the early 20th century and the beginning of international travel English was the common language that was most likely to be spoken by two people of different nationalities when they met, as a result it remained long after the empire itself has gone.
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Wikipedia has a long (and pretty tedious) article. I can't be bothered tracing all of the contributors, but it seems pretty Britain-centric.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostListening to a piece on R4 yesterday a.m. about English being the international language of the air.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostListening to a piece on R4 yesterday a.m. about English being the international language of the air. Got me to wondering why this was, so I started to think about the empire, got me to wondering why THAT was, which got me to thinking about the Industrial Revolution.
I started to wonder if other countries teach it the same way we do, I mean do other countries say 'oh yes, it all started in England'
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The Industrial Revolution
Listening to a piece on R4 yesterday a.m. about English being the international language of the air. Got me to wondering why this was, so I started to think about the empire, got me to wondering why THAT was, which got me to thinking about the Industrial Revolution.
I started to wonder if other countries teach it the same way we do, I mean do other countries say 'oh yes, it all started in England'
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