On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:58:11 +0200, clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:

>smc### [at] csccom schrieb:
>> When we introduced English to the world we did it at the point of a gun 
>> and with gunboat diplomacy. The American method was more economic, 
>> supplying cheap(ish) computer products and English language films. 
>> Somehow that seems more acceptable to people at large.
>
>Interestingly, the USA /almost/ went for German as their national 
>language (because they had difficulties agreeing on either English or 
>French, AFAIK :-P)

I believe there was only one vote in it.
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Regards
     Stephen

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