Fill in the Blanks Creating unity with word referenceOnline version Select the most appropriate keyword, synonym or pronoun to create unity in the paragraph. by Joss X 1 it English English its its its it English it it Chinese it English is steadily becoming an international language , but not necessarily because is spoken by the most people . While has the largest population of speakers , its usage is largely centred on China and parts of Asia . Spanish has the second largest number of speakers , but only slightly ahead of English . However , while usage is geographically wider than Chinese , is still largely confined to specific regions of the world , such as Spain , Central and South America and of course , in some migrant communities in the United States . Therefore , the case for as global language becomes more clear when total usage is taken into account . While the language has only 360 million native speakers ( compared to Chinese's 1 . 2 billion ) , half a billion more speak it as a second language or a language of work and cultural exchange . In fact , more countries have as an official or unofficial second language than any other language . More than 70 percent of the world's mail is written in , and it is the primary language on the Internet and in international business . Similarly , is the language of airline pilots and air traffic controllers , and although French used to be the language of international diplomacy , has displaced it throughout the world . Thus , has broad utility as a medium for international and intercultural communication , and as such , total number of speakers is only increasing .
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