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**inhitoemits** · 02-09-2011, 06:20 AM

Additionally, Arabic is the "official" language of Egypt.. But the CIA claims English and French are also common and widely understood.

I read once that English (Was, at least) the most common language for foreigners to learn.

Of course it is. Half the world was part of the British Empire at one time. There are one billion people in India who all speak English. English is taught as a second language in most of the countries of the world because it's the lingua franca, the language of commerce. All airline pilots and air traffic controllers have to speak English. Egypt was once part of the British Empire, so it's understandable that many people there speak English.

02-09-2011, 06:20 AM	#25
inhitoemits Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	Additionally, Arabic is the "official" language of Egypt.. But the CIA claims English and French are also common and widely understood. I read once that English (Was, at least) the most common language for foreigners to learn. Of course it is. Half the world was part of the British Empire at one time. There are one billion people in India who all speak English. English is taught as a second language in most of the countries of the world because it's the lingua franca, the language of commerce. All airline pilots and air traffic controllers have to speak English. Egypt was once part of the British Empire, so it's understandable that many people there speak English.
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