[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The number of speakers explain things.

English: 340 million first language; 515 million total speakers

French: 67 million first language; 130 million total

Source: Wikipedia

[ccmay]

English: 340 million first language; 515 million total speakers

I don't think so. There are 300 million people in the US alone, of whom 90%+ speak English at home. Britain has over 50 million, and the rest of the Anglosphere must have at least another 50-100 million primary English speakers.

And the 515 million total speakers is way too low also. 515-300=215. There are more than 215 million people in India alone who speak English as their second language. A billion total speakers of English is more like it.

-ccm

[truemiester]

I guess, based on your numbers, we had all learn to speak Chinese!