English is a Germanic language spoken in British Isles, North America, Australia, New Zealand and several other places. It is an official language in several African countries and in South Asia. It is also the most widely used international language (though numerically overtaken by Mandarin). Private online English classes are the second most spoken native language in the world with approximately 480 million users in 2005.
The language is most closely related to Frisian. They both belong to the West Germanic branch of Germanic family of languages like Dutch (Dutch) Low German (Low German) and (high) German. The development of language began in 5th century AD with Saxon conquest of Britain after the Romans had evacuated the country.
There are also simplified versions, designed for use as a lingua franca, for example. The difference between British and American English consists mainly in pronunciation but also in vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Some major differences in pronunciation are: the pressure strong vocals usually pronounced longer on American. To most Englishmen only pronounce r before a vowel, while Americans always pronounce Rs, and a t between two vowels in American pronounced as a d.
Eng-lish is the native language or a language of the people of many countries, especially the United States and the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including Ireland, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, etc. It's one of the most spoken languages in the world: it ranks third after the Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish. Regarded by many as the current "international language", it is unquestionably the most learned and studied language worldwide.
The predominance of Eng-lish has replaced French in the twentieth century, after two world wars which France is bled out and strengthening of political and economic weight of United States. The view that English is the language of universal communication undisputed, and the most suitable choice in international communication, is strongly contested.
Conjunctive is obsolete in British Eng-lish, but live in US version, for example, in the newly released computer books. Other grammatical categories formed by euphemisms, eg .: Future with Shall or ska + infinitive (he will come); Present Perfect with garden + preterite participle (he has come); passive to be + past participial (he is loved).
The word in Eng-lish which is developed from Germanic, is almost invariably shorter and more informal than those of Latin descent. The Latin is often taken more elegant. Excessive use of the Latin word considered to be like that either snobbery, for example. Its richness lies in fact that this kind of synonyms have tiny differences in importance. It makes it possible to express subtle differences; language is extremely flexible.
Eng-lish stands out from other languages by having a very large active vocabulary and by being very adaptable. Technical terms are absorbed quickly, imports of words is great and the evolution of slang terms also goes very quickly. This pace means that you often have to distinguish between several variants. French has made a big impact in this language. One of consequences is a dichotomy in vocabulary of Germanic (mainly Anglo-Saxon) and Latin (mostly from Norman French but also something directly from Latin). A study from 1973 by the approximately 80,000 words in the old Shorter Oxford Dictionary (3rd edition) made the following distributions on the origin of words.
The language is most closely related to Frisian. They both belong to the West Germanic branch of Germanic family of languages like Dutch (Dutch) Low German (Low German) and (high) German. The development of language began in 5th century AD with Saxon conquest of Britain after the Romans had evacuated the country.
There are also simplified versions, designed for use as a lingua franca, for example. The difference between British and American English consists mainly in pronunciation but also in vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Some major differences in pronunciation are: the pressure strong vocals usually pronounced longer on American. To most Englishmen only pronounce r before a vowel, while Americans always pronounce Rs, and a t between two vowels in American pronounced as a d.
Eng-lish is the native language or a language of the people of many countries, especially the United States and the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including Ireland, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, etc. It's one of the most spoken languages in the world: it ranks third after the Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish. Regarded by many as the current "international language", it is unquestionably the most learned and studied language worldwide.
The predominance of Eng-lish has replaced French in the twentieth century, after two world wars which France is bled out and strengthening of political and economic weight of United States. The view that English is the language of universal communication undisputed, and the most suitable choice in international communication, is strongly contested.
Conjunctive is obsolete in British Eng-lish, but live in US version, for example, in the newly released computer books. Other grammatical categories formed by euphemisms, eg .: Future with Shall or ska + infinitive (he will come); Present Perfect with garden + preterite participle (he has come); passive to be + past participial (he is loved).
The word in Eng-lish which is developed from Germanic, is almost invariably shorter and more informal than those of Latin descent. The Latin is often taken more elegant. Excessive use of the Latin word considered to be like that either snobbery, for example. Its richness lies in fact that this kind of synonyms have tiny differences in importance. It makes it possible to express subtle differences; language is extremely flexible.
Eng-lish stands out from other languages by having a very large active vocabulary and by being very adaptable. Technical terms are absorbed quickly, imports of words is great and the evolution of slang terms also goes very quickly. This pace means that you often have to distinguish between several variants. French has made a big impact in this language. One of consequences is a dichotomy in vocabulary of Germanic (mainly Anglo-Saxon) and Latin (mostly from Norman French but also something directly from Latin). A study from 1973 by the approximately 80,000 words in the old Shorter Oxford Dictionary (3rd edition) made the following distributions on the origin of words.
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