Why did French suppress other languages like Occitan to become the national language?
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As /u/mel0nwarrior said, it’s pretty much what almost every country in the world does. In the UK almost nobody speaks Gaelic or Welsh. Likewise in the US, there was (and still is!) a movement to force everyone to speak English, despite the fact that the US has had regions that were previously populated by French, German and/or Hispanic speakers.
Countries that have more than 1 language as national languages tend to be the exception rather than the rule. There aren’t many Belgiums or Switzerlands in the world.
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