> > > Well, English *is* particular superior for this task. While it is > certainly true that English spread mainly because USA won the II World War,
The USA has certainly been instrumental in the very recent spread of english. Not just because of the war, but because of cultural influences such as computers, hollywood, trade, etc. But I'd argue that english was spread *mainly* out of Britain, through the old empire, the commonwealth, trade, etc. This being the reason why it's called "English" and is even spoken on the American continent in the first place! As a brief timeline, just using India as one of many places outside of the UK/US where English is widely spoken: 1607: First British colony in North America; at Jamestown, Chesapeake bay 1757: The beginning of the British colonial era in India 1776: United States declaration of independence 1939-1945: World war II 1948: Indian independence -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
