• takeheart@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The reason why English, French and Spanish are among the world’s most widespread languages has its roots in the imperial past of the nations where they originate

    Must be a hot day in Hong Kong for them to be throwing shade like that. It’s true of course but it’s true for all of the biggest languages that conquest played a significant part in their dispersal. Chinese, Arabic, etc are left out of the statement for some reason.