It did in europe and northern africa. English is spoken (“airport english” that is) pretty much across the whole world. Entire industries only communicate in en

It did in europe and northern africa. English is spoken (“airport english” that is) pretty much across the whole world. Entire industries only communicate in english. It is the international language of the elites, very much like latin was at a much smaller scale. And it has already influenced other languages that regularly use english words, and that’s only after a century of influence.