grammar question regarding the use of "at" and "in"

[tyler_cracker]

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why the hell is english so popular - it's such a stupid language

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There is a saying in linguistics that a language is a dialect with an army. English has had one of the biggest armies for the last couple hundred years, hence its "popularity".

As frustrating as English is, it's better than the last major internationally popular language: Latin.