221. Is English Still a Colonial Language? English as a Lingua Franca! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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English is the global lingua franca – the language of international business, diplomacy, and education. But why? Is English still a colonial language?

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** Vocabulary**

- **Lingua franca (n) - **a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages.

- **Colonial (adj) - **relating to a colony or colonialism.

- **To impose (v) - **to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living.

- **Dominance (n) - **the quality of being more important, strong, or successful than anything else of the same type.

- **Legacy (n) - **something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time.

- **To marginalize (v) - **to treat someone or something as if they are not important.

- **Imbalance (n) - **a situation in which two things that should be equal or that are normally equal are not

- **To homogenise (v) - **to change something so that all its parts or features become the same or very similar.

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