How did English become so popular?
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The popularity of the English language is the result of historical, economic, technological, and cultural factors.
The British from the 15th Century onward thinking that they owned everything outside of Europe would be my guess.
The era of colonization helped to spread the English language across the globe; and as the United Kingdom had many colonies, people in the colonized territories assimilated the English culture and language. Added to this was the fact that some of the colonized countries such as the United States and Canada became very powerful countries in terms of trade, economic power, and political influence, which helped to make English very popular.
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It's a universal language and it is also needed in some companies.
The reason why English is so popular across the world is that its relatively easy to start learning compared to other languages.
I think that it is the easiest language to learn and because it is used world wide, the preferred language of communication, it has become the most popular and spoken language.
English become popular because it is the language that connects people all over the world.
