Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 23 days agoWhy do Americans always presume that everyone speaks Englishlemmy.worldimagemessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up1856arrow-down131
arrow-up1825arrow-down1imageWhy do Americans always presume that everyone speaks Englishlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 days 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