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    Mandarin and English are the two most widely spoken languages but what is the third?

    Question #27930. Asked by juan. (Feb 10 03 7:51 PM)


    mochyn

    		hindi

    http://home.attbi.com/~watermonitor/topten.htm

    Feb 10 03, 8:12 PM
    makebeleaffan

    		There is varying reports as to which is actually second or third. The most consistantly listed language is - Hindustani (but that could be a combination of Hindi and Bengali), though there are other sites out there that list Spanish even ahead of English.
    http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775272.html
    http://tigerx.com/trivia/language.htm
    http://www.photius.com/rankings/languages2.html

    Feb 10 03, 8:16 PM
    mk2norwich

    		According to the 'Top 10 of Everything' (2003 edition), the top three most widely spoken languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Hindustani and Spanish. Hindi and Urdu are essentially the same language - Hindustani.

    Feb 10 03, 8:24 PM
    Kristen

    		Kristen says:

    Spanish

    Mon Feb 10 14:09:04 CST 2003 (Delete Entry)

    sorry, i wanted to give you the sight...
    http://www.photius.com/rankings/languages2.html

    Mon Feb 10 14:09:42 CST 2003 (Delete Entry)

    I still say Spanish...
    http://www.spanishmaster.com/SpanishMaster/WhySpanish/WhySpanish.html

    Mon Feb 10 14:14:59 CST 2003 (Delete Entry)
    (Reposted as one entry - McG)


    Feb 17 03, 8:25 PM

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