Re: Linguaphobia and Linguocentrism

Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:
> In the article "English language", the author unashamedly claims
> that the world-wide use of English is due (mostly, he implies) to the
> strength, flexibility, etc of the language.
To be fair, I've heard the same thing claimed about why Latin was so
dominant in ancient times.  It surely couldn't be because Rome conquered
all those lands, or because America's such a dominant political and
economic power in the case of English, right?  ;-)

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