About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. It has become the new international language. There are many reasons why English has become so popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business and popular American culture. It's important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common and we need to communicate with one another. Scientists have already tried to create an artificial language that isn't too difficult and doesn't include any one group's culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn't become popular.