How did a variety of English from one small region of England become the standard form of English for the whole world.

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00:00 East Midland vs the rest
01:20 The East Midlands vs The East Midlands
04:12 Middle English
06:47 Why the East Midland dialect
13:15 Influence of the Northern dialect on Standard English
15:32 American English
16:22 How similar is SSBE to General American?
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