Thanks for your vote for English...
There are many reasons to use english, some of which are:
1) It has become the language of preference in finance, law, maritime, medical and international avaition...
2) It offer more modifiers and ability to describe than any other language; bar none! As far as expression in writing or spoken word it can not be beat... HUH!!
3) It is the major foreign language used and studied in most of the world; French is next; Spanish is like 8th... What do you know!!
4) English is one of the few Technical languages in the world; which includes: French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, a few others... BTW Spanish does not make the list...
Thanks for your views...
Kermit