English has evolved over the last hundred years from being a fragment of the old Latin world to being widely spoken in the new world. Even though we live in America, we attend international meetings where the leaders of many countries all speak English to communicate with each other. Is it possible that English has become the lingua franca and will continue to be the global language in the future? There are many sources indicating that the future may only have English as the selected language. In the future we will have a variety of “Englishs” dominating global communication, and this will happen because the dominance of English is believed to be “inevitable”, practical for foreign nations, and ultimately appeals to a multicultural perspective for a cosmopolitan society . Everywhere you look in the world you can find the English language. In The Mother Tongue: English & How it got that Way, Bill Bryson explains: “Five languages ​​are spoken in Yugoslavia. None of them have the word stop, yet every stop sign in the country says just that” (Bryson 179). All over the world we see examples of countries that do not natively speak English but use English as a marketing tool. Furthermore, Bryson states: “…At the bottom of the tire is an additional message: 'We are eco-minded.' This package will self-destruct on Mother Earth.' It is a product made in Japan exclusively for Japanese consumers, and yet there is not a word of Japanese on it” (Bryson 180). We can see the increase in global distributors producing “English” products as the world searches for a common language; it's seen as trendy and obviously something people want. Since the history of English begins at relatively the same time as the Romance languages, it is... the focus of the article... at the Essex Conference." Essex Chronicle [Chelmsford] 15 March 2012, News section: 34. Proposal Web. March 20, 2012. http://search.proquest.com.accarcproxy.mnpals.net/docview/928036123/1359728E7DD36B71E65/5?accountid=48834Liston, Enjoli “Say hello to a new language.” Web Proposal. March 20, 2012. http ://search.proquest.com.accarcproxy.mnpals.net/docview/916426138/13597240297686A7755/5?accountid=48834Zhang, Xiaohong, and Margaret Zeegers "Redefining the Role of English as a Foreign Language in the Curriculum in Global Context." 'English: Culture and Education Studies 17.2 (2010): 177-187 Web. 2012.http://web.ebscohost.com.accarcproxy.mnpals.net/ehost/detail?sid=9cea4021-16db-43c9- 96b8-6c68973bc7ad%40sessionmgr14&vid=1&hid=18&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=51624034