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English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval ______
England
Modern English is both the most spoken language in the world and the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and ______
Spanish
English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states (such as in India, Ireland, and ______)
Canada
It is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional ______
organisations
Old English emerged from a group of West Germanic dialects spoken by the ______
Anglo-Saxons
Test your knowledge of the origin and influence of the English language with this quiz. Explore the history, expansion, and impact of English as a global language.
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