It goes back to when the British empire were trying to conquer the world. The language became to norm. As time went by, more countries adopted the language as a second language. Currently, it's a...
As a first language it is already spoken by 309 to 400 million people. A a second language 199 million to 1.4 billion people. It is an official language in 53 countries. In other words it is already...
The English language is actually a hodgepodge of several languages. Danish, Saxon, Latin, Norman French, these are some of the other languages that have influenced English. There are also slang terms...
It is a long and complex story. The Story of English by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, and William Cran is a great place to start. Although I am more than enthused about English, there are many...