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Old 23-Sep-2006, 10:20
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Default how many people use english now a days

hai

Would any body like to tell me how many people are using
english now a days.

shah
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Old 23-Sep-2006, 10:59
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Default Re: how many people use english now a days

i am not quite sure but a lot
mostly of the countries spoke english
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Old 23-Sep-2006, 12:33
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Default Re: how many people use english now a days

As a first language or second?
As a first languager, estimates go up to about half a billion, but it is hard to define. As a second language, the numbers would be much bigger, but again, how much English would they need to know to be classified as a speaker?
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