What will be the next international language after English?
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Hi For me French! 25 countries in the world speak french
Many people say that Chinese will be the next international language, but I disagree for a couple of very good reasons. While Chinese (Mandarin ) is spoken as a first language by more people than any other tongue, it is also the most difficult to learn. Far more difficult than English is. Chinese has possibly the most complicated writing systems of any language with over 10,000 characters being used on a regular basis. To use a computer keyboard in Chinese involves the Pin Yin transliteration system, adding yet another layer ot code etc, just to use a computer, Computer software uses English for programming. Most of the content found on the Worldwide Web (invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is British, I might add!) is overwhelmingly English, and to transliterate keyboards, content and code would be such an overwhelming task to undertake. English, compared to Chinese is a "walk in the park"
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In my opinion, the second most international language in the world is Chinese
The next international language would be Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, given their widespread usage and growing influence in different regions of the world.
A Latin based language, as Italian is now widely taught in many countries, something along that line, spoken more often within Europe,
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