English
is
a
West
Germanic
language
originating
in
England
,
and
the
first
language
for
____________________
people
in
Australia
,
Canada
,
the
____________________
Caribbean
,
Ireland
,
New
Zealand
,
the
United
Kingdom
and
the
United
States
of
America
(
also
____________________
known
as
the
Anglosphere
)
.
It
is
used
extensively
as
a
second
language
and
as
an
official
language
throughout
the
world
,
especially
in
Commonwealth
countries
such
as
India
,
Sri
Lanka
,
Pakistan
and
South
Africa
,
and
in
____________________
international
organisations
.
____________________
English
is
sometimes
described
as
the
global
lingua
franca
.
English
is
the
____________________
international
language
in
____________________
,
science
,
business
,
aviation
,
____________________
,
radio
and
____________________
.
The
influence
of
the
British
____________________
is
the
____________________
reason
for
the
initial
spread
of
the
language
far
beyond
the
British
Isles
.
Following
World
War
II
,
the
growing
____________________
and
cultural
influence
of
the
United
States
has
significantly
accelerated
the
spread
of
the
language
.
On
an
average
school
day
____________________
one
billion
people
are
learning
English
in
one
____________________
or
another
.
A
working
knowledge
of
English
is
required
in
certain
fields
,
professions
,
and
occupations
.
As
a
result
over
a
billion
people
speak
English
at
least
at
a
basic
level
.
English
is
one
of
six
official
languages
of
the
United
Nations
.
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article
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.
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uses
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from
the
Wikipedia
article
"
English
language
"
.
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.
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for
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