English Language

Where did English come from?

West Germanic branch

What percent of the world speaks English

1/5

What percent of mail is English

75%

What percent of the internet is in English

80%

If you’re a pilot what language do you have to speak

English

What are the three reasons why English is so popular

Capitalism, Christianity, and culture

Why did English need capitalism to spread

Everyone wants to do buisness with the United States

Why did we need Christianity for English to spread

Missionaries went to open schools and hospitals and taught English

Why did we need culture for English to spread

They want to have American lifestyle (American movies make more money than other because everyone want to be like them)

What are assets to the world language

Vocally simple (not hard to pronounce) and its a borrowed language (uses different words from different launguages)

What are liabilities to the world language

Idiom (the grammar break a leg) and Spelling (can to be able to, can metal food container)