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Default Re: The Next Lingua Franca

Hard to say. Maybe Chinese but there's been so much effort and so much done with English, even if America is toppled as the economic giant, undoing its grapple hold on the Earth will take some time.

However, the nation that emerges as the next leader will certainly start demanding we speak what the money speaks. And, those wishing to get some of the money will put their efforts into speaking that language.
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