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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TBF it is called the Lingua Franca. Obviously French is correct.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, what is called the Lingua Franca? I missed which part you're referencing

I only made the French comment because the French government has an official entity granted the authority to define the official French language.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The lingua Franca is the main tongue used in the world at the time. It's called that because it used to be French, now it's English.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, you were referencing English. Thank you.

Ah! I learned something recently about lingua franca. It was a combination of French and Italian jargon. https://www.britannica.com/topic/lingua-franca

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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