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A tilted windmill I’ll definitely never win: the UK flag should not be used to signify “English”. The UK is not just England, English is not the only native or official language in the UK, and the UK is a tiny portion of English speakers.
Photo: language selection on a train in Spain, with four Spanish dialects, Basque, French, and British.
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