Comment Lingua Franca (Score 2) 578
"English becoming the defacto global lingua franca"
That sentence suggests why. The English language is proven very adapt at including words and phrases from a whole host of other Languages.
e.g
German: Blitz, Bratwurst, Delicatessen, Ersatz, Flak, Frankfurter, Larger, kaput, Muesli, Spritzer, Zeitgeist,
French: au-fait, belle, blase, brunette, cafe, critique, de-rigueur, deja-vue.
Spanish: Amigo, banana, barbecue, breeze, cannibal, cargo.
Japanese: Bonsai, haiku, karaoke, origami, manga, satsuma, tycoon.
Chinese: char, chow, Ketchup