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Originally Posted by PKFFW
I thought the reason English was chosen is because England imposed it on all the countries it invaded and conquered during its empire days and therefore many countries, to some extent, have it as a secondary language in common. That and the fact that the USA speaks English and for much of the 20th century have been the economic, military and political powerhouse of the world. Therefore any country wishing to do business with the biggest economic and political influence on the world found it advantageous to learn english.
I don't really think it has much to do with any inherent advantage or openess of the english language.
Cheers,
PKFFW
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I think that that's pretty much spot on. The openness to outside influence did probably help as well though.