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EM 11: The New # 1

There can only be one Number One. So which country is number one in English speakers? Depending on your point of view, the answer may surprise you.

This is a huge country where people speak 850 other languages. And, it’s home to six times as many English speakers as the birthplace of the language.

Are you thinking of the United States? Guess again. Recently the world experienced a cross-over. Today non-native speakers outnumber native speakers. Now a single Asian country has more people using the language than the US and the UK combined. That country is India.

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2007-07-22 02:07:43 GMT


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