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'In Brazil, where we come from, English education is superficial, especially in public schools (...) Expensive private courses are beyond the possibilities of most of the population, but they are the only way to achieve proficiency without leaving the country.'
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Before WW1, publications in French, Russian, Italian, Spanish and German were common. National languages had overcome Latin as the "native language of science" during/after the enlightenment.
Fun fact: Einstein published his groundbreaking works in 1905 ("Annus mirabilis") in German.
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@sciam_bot editors got it wrong again in the title "...May Be Science's Native Language". unlike the authors, who write "Despite English being the lingua franca of science, getting..."
English as "lingua franca" of science is a development post WW1 and mainly forced by the economic interests of academic publishers.
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