Abstract
English is widely used as the official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as many other organizations worldwide. It is the third most spoken language in the world as a first language, after Mandarin and Spanish, according to Ethnologue: Languages of the World. English is also among the official languages of the United Nations – UN. There are six official languages used by the UN English, French, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Arabic and Russian
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