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From: philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk (Phil Hunt)
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Subject: Re: English as the European language (not) (Re: Languages in the EC)
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In article <HINSENK.95Feb13151018@cyclone.ERE.UMontreal.CA>
           hinsenk@cyclone.ERE.UMontreal.CA "Hinsen Konrad" writes:
> In article <792547038snz@storcomp.demon.co.uk> philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk
>  (Phil Hunt) writes:
> 
>    OTOH, an estimated 1500 million people speak English now. It's quite 
> 
> How was this number obtained?

I read it in a book recently. I can't give you a citation as I have
forgotten which book it is.

-- 
Phil Hunt...philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk
Majority rule for Britain!
