Why do people assume that English is the most common spoken language!?!??

Question

or the universal one. . .when in fact it's Mandarin Chinese!?

Stekkmo. . .um, English is one of the most complicated languages to learn, you probably spoke it all your life, but for others, it's difficult to comprehend

Answer 1

I totally agree with you. Mandarin Chinese is the most common spoken language then spanish!!! haha. Nowadays , people are learning Mandarin to get business in China , and we all know chinese is growing economically and it's getting bigger and bigger. I saw little american kids in the local news learning chinese and i find that fascinating cause i would also like to learn it but i didn't go to a school for it.

Answer 2

Mandarin may have more native speakers, but there are only a few non native speakers.
And there are also very few countries where any of the Chinese languages is the main language.
English on the other hand is spoken as first language in many countries around the world, and as second language by many more people.
Spanish and French make good bets for being the most widely spoken languages after English, it is not numbers, it is spreading over the world and use as a means of communicating by non natives.
Arabic is coming up, as the Arabic speakers move around the world, but in view of the political situation in the world not many westerners want to learn that language.

My Chinese (Mandarin speaker) friend in England has to use English to speak with most other Chinese people she meets in the western world because they speak either a different language or a dialect that is rather different from her own.

Answer 3

China with Mandarin as the spoken Language of Trade and Commerce - the English Language has become popular among the - younger middle class -population of children - and British schools and universities have already a strong purposeful presence as the Chinese have great respect for the British system of Education and Law and Ethical Standards - Britain reaches out in the emerging economy of China in - as much as - America and the rest of the Trading Partners - as the increased potential for investment is ever widening - however there is a - double responsibility - to help with the Structured growth of the expanding economy - industry- commerce and trade utility - the social infra-structure to provide good housing and the right sort of investment in organic-farming to care for the resources of the land - to provide food produce for the consumer market - it is important to have an awareness that clean lifestyle mamagement provides for a sustainable future for the community and a foundation of good health provides a Politics of Well Being and Happiness - my view is as trading partners we have a responsibility to give the Chinese the very best Green Technology and help Alternative Energy resourses such as Solar and Wind and Wave technology - Nanotechnology - the Gamut of the whole Nine Yards as China could become a shining example of a Model Economy that is Not dependant upon Fossil-Fuels - Alternative Energy could become the most common spoken language - around - and the - universal use of this technology - could make it an - affordable and viable consideration - for the domestic household and industrial build - the permutations are endless in the choice of applications and it is a Duty of Care when you consider the Fall-out of impact of Carbon Emissions - that is produced in America - The Clouds in the Sky and the Wind sweeps these Clouds of Pollution to other Climes around the planet and it is time we all started thinking about a Cleaner Lifestyle Management to provide policy solutions for a Cleaner World - America is not alone China has Carbon Emissions to Equal some other Countries however so dont get up on your Horse - it not about Blame no-one wants any Train -to-Blame anyway lets Wake-Up to a new day of opportunity because we have the Technology to turn the Trend around - it takes Investment - Commitment - Friendship - Partnership Stewardship and above everything else Common Sense Prevails - have a nice day.

Answer 4

English is an international language but not the most spoken, its also one of the most common, as for Mandarin I simple think its useless at this time since I have no plans to visit China in the next 50 yrs.

Answer 5

Britain made headway in many parts of the world, including the US. Go to India and there are dozens of languages but most can communicate in English. Go to the business areas of China or Japan and they know English. China's isolationism for decades kept them from spreading their language much. But now that China has become more open to international business knowing Chinese will become an essential.

Answer 6

NOPE! Fact is Chinese in any dialect will become more spoken than English, because there are so many Chinese people, but in all reality English is the most common universal language.

Answer 7

Whereas most, or certainly a very large segment, of Chinese do not speak Mandarin as a native language, very few non-Chinese speak it.

Answer 8

English is the easiest language at all, and nearly all people in the world speak or want to speak it. not like mandarin chinese, the world barely heard about it

Answer 9

While your statement regarding Mandarin is correct, it is not the majority of the language of the U.S. Each country should be allowed their language, and in the case of the United States it is English.

Answer 10

people say it's Mandarin Chinese because of the population in China...they're obviously so many that they're easily the largest group..making their language the so-called MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE...