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| | English language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | English has lingua franca (diplomatic language) status in many parts of the world, due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the United Kingdom in the 18th and 19th centuries and the United States beginning in the 20th century. |
 | | English is the primary language in Australia (Australian English), the Bahamas, Barbados (Caribbean English), Bermuda, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica (Jamaican English), New Zealand (New Zealand English), Antigua and Barbuda, St. |
 | | English is the most widely used and learned "foreign" language in the world, and, as such, many linguists believe it is no longer the exclusive cultural emblem of "native English speakers," but rather a language that is absorbing aspects of cultures worldwide as it grows in use. |
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