Because English has become the lingua franca for Europe. I suspect that now UK has left EU it will be much easier to accept this.

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pjmlp 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I still lean on UK English though, regarding way of writing and words I tend to use.

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petesergeant 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Personally I worry about the Maltese/Irish supremacy that will arise as a result.

More seriously, I suspect that

> Since the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU in 2020, the government of France has encouraged greater use of French as a working language

will hasten the move to English in official proceedings. Almost 44% of the population understand it already, and it’s unclear why the teens of the EU who already speak near-perfect English would want to learn French other than for recreation.

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manarth 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wasn't that meant to be Esperanto? /s

	▲	umanwizard 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, but it never caught on. Not sure the point of your “/s” sign, since what you’re claiming is in fact true, and if it’s a joke it’s not a particularly funny one.