The advances in transportation allowed English speakers, one of the largest demographics able to afford travel abroad, to do so. Other countries found themselves with an influx of English-speaking tourists. This was great for the income of these countries, but they had to accomodate the tourists in order to keep them coming back. Before the 1900s, English already had a sizeable influence throughout the world, thanks to the British Empire. The advances in tourism only heightened its influence. Another way English has spread is through the internet. As the language with the highest number of foreign speakers, it would make sense that most internet articles designed to reach international audiences would be in English, facilitating the spread of English even
The advances in transportation allowed English speakers, one of the largest demographics able to afford travel abroad, to do so. Other countries found themselves with an influx of English-speaking tourists. This was great for the income of these countries, but they had to accomodate the tourists in order to keep them coming back. Before the 1900s, English already had a sizeable influence throughout the world, thanks to the British Empire. The advances in tourism only heightened its influence. Another way English has spread is through the internet. As the language with the highest number of foreign speakers, it would make sense that most internet articles designed to reach international audiences would be in English, facilitating the spread of English even