Eli5: Why is the English language most common in this world?

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Eli5: Why is the English language most common in this world?

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Colonialism, the BBC World Service and the predominance of English-language pop culture. There are people who learn English by watching American TV. Watching The Voice helped Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi (Pacific Rim, Babel) learn English.
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