Do You Speak that Language 24/7?
Americans' responses to the question of which is the world's most-spoken primary language. Ouch.
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I Guess all those English-speaking Indian people don't count. Or possibly English isn't their primary language - merely what they use for business outside the village?
Ask a tricky and baited question & get a dumb answer.
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Posted by: Don | May 08, 2006 at 03:53 AM