How it Spread Like a Big Game
Imagine everyone in your class speaks English, but then some kids from another school join. If they want to play together, they might start learning English too, it becomes the common language for the whole group.
Why It Stuck Around
When people travel or move countries, like when you go on a trip with your family, they often learn the local language. But if they keep going around the world, to different places and meeting new people, English stays important because it's already familiar to many of them.
It’s kind of like how you might bring your favorite toy everywhere, it helps you make friends and feel at home no matter where you go!
Examples
- A British soldier teaches a local child to speak English in India.
- A French sailor learns English to trade with Americans.
- An African student uses English to study abroad.
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See also
- What is English?
- Do we learn about the culture in the new language or our own?
- How Did Language Begin?
- How Are Words Structured?
- How Does English Has A Word For Everything Work?