To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Just to be pedantic ... "lingua franca" does not mean the French language.
From the 17th century until the end of WW II, it could be argued that French was a lingua franca, certainly in diplomacy. Since that time, English has displaced it.
To: George W. Bush
Can't argue with George W. Bush.
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