[OT] The Fall of the British Empire???

[Craig Newman]

When the United States took over. 1945.

The only thing that remained is that the Lingua Franca of the world is English. I have a French friend who is constantly annoyed at that fact.

Craig

> On Nov 17, 2023, at 2:05 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> "When exactly did the British Empire fall?? I thought it was still a thing?"
> 
> +1
> 
> 
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
> Of Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2023 12:20 PM
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> Cc: Bob Sneidar
> Subject: [OT] The Fall of the British Empire???
> 
> Excerpt from The Livecode Team newsletter:
> 
> Several members of our team have been enjoying the Empire podcast recently
> with William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. This explores how empires rise, why
> they fall and how they have shaped the world around us today. The series
> covers THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE as well as the Ottoman
> Empire, with episodes around iconic events such as the fall of
> Constantinople and the Indian Mutiny among many others.
> 
> When exactly did the British Empire fall?? I thought it was still a thing?
> 
> Bob S
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