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| English, for centuries the language of trade and commerce, is going in the same direction as the pound, writes Barry Hugill. According to the Duke of Kent, young men and women keen to succeed in business had better make sure they speak German.'German is far more widely spoken as a native language than English, which is no more than on a par with French and Italian, he writes in tomorrow's edition of Language Matters, journal of the Associated Examining Board. |