���Chris Green wrote: >Sometimes "international" conferences in Europe are held >in English in order to attract Americans.
I suspect there is more to it than that. I have the impression that in many professions English has become the lingua franca for events involving multi-national attendees. I imagine that this is also the case on the professional tennis circuit – all the even moderately successful tennis players are reasonably fluent in English. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
