Editing Books (section)

== Languages in the world == <!--T:68-->
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<translate><!--T:69--> The Egyptians used pictures to write their language.</translate>
<translate><!--T:70--> The pictures are called hieroglyphics.</translate>
<translate><!--T:71--> This is what they look like:</translate>
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A1-B2-D4-E5
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F6 p*p*p:t*t*t
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<translate><!--T:72--> Once upon a time, Greek and Latin were spoken by most traders in the Western world.</translate>
<translate><!--T:73--> Before then, traders learned the languages of nearby cities.</translate>
<translate><!--T:74--> Ancient traders did not travel around the world.</translate>

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Some languages are spoken in many parts of the world. These are called ''world languages''. As of 2015, English is the most common world language. Previously, French was the most popular language in the West. Chinese was used by traders in all of East Asia for centuries. Arabic is common in the Middle East, Northern Africa, and other parts of the world.