Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhy do Americans always presume that everyone speaks Englishlemmy.worldimagemessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1859arrow-down132
arrow-up1827arrow-down1imageWhy do Americans always presume that everyone speaks Englishlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square174fedilink
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoEnglish started becoming the lingua franca before American cultural dominance even. It happened because of British naval superiority and dominance over trade
English started becoming the lingua franca before American cultural dominance even. It happened because of British naval superiority and dominance over trade