A Quote by Enrique Iglesias
Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.
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English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. It's the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning.
English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. Its the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning.
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Because English is the universal language. No matter where you come from, if you sing in English, you can cross over to the world.
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Music is a language, you see, a universal language.
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