Liberia, Trump and English
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Knowing multiple languages opens doors in a world where business, travel, and friendships cross borders with ease. Starting in the 2025-26 school
English will most likely not become the dominant world language as more people speak more than one language, a language expert reports. Feb. 26, 2004, 4:31 PM EST / Source : The Associated Press
Instead, English will play a growing role as a second language, he says in the journal Science. The idea of English becoming the world language to the exclusion of others "is past its sell-by date ...
Along with Afrikaans, English is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages, and even though only 9.6 percent of the population speak English as their first language, it “dominates every ...