That was an interesting essay. The writer does seem to give "credit" for the spread of the English language to the Americans and I find that kind of odd.
Kind of odd? Down right rediculous in my opinion. Seeing as how the English had the largest empire ever. India, large swaths of Africa, Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, parts of China and colonies left right and centre, certainly geographically the largest. Their holdings all spoke...English no less. I don't think the US had much influence on India, Australia, Gibralta, Hong Kong etc.
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