The English language: Limits, perplexities, and growth 14 Articles

by Risa

The English language is the vacuum cleaner of the languages of the world and has been for as far back as we can trace its origins. All languages borrow words; English is exceptional in its borrowing habits. During the Old ...read more

by Sarah Fraser

In order to understand the concept of International English it is essential to determine how English has spread across the globe. English Language started to spread during the 16th century. This colonial activity produced ...read more

by Freddy Wong

The sun sets regularly on London Eye in England every day, but never on the English language. English is the major bridge to an international language around the globe. It has replaced French in the world of politics an...read more

by Stephanie Whybrow

English is a relatively new language as we know it today. It is one of the most important languages currently spoken world wide by more than 300 million people throughout the world, and also a second language to many more....read more

by Norman A. Rubin

When we say that English is a strange language we have to be familiar with its spelling, pronunciation and the grammar to which a word belongs. Many people came to English speaking countries at different times, speaking di...read more

by Pooka

Pirates, Sailors, and Maritime English The English language was developed from many different sources, most of which would never have gotten the chance to intermingle if it weren't for extensive seafaring and steady t...read more

by Karyn Sparks

English, with its complex and ambiguous jumble of rules (and exceptions to rules) has gained a reputation as being the most difficult and problematic second language to learn. This is no surprise when you consider that eve...read more

by Karen Gillespie

Over 300 million people, around the world, speak the English Language. This West-Germanic sub-branch of Indo European languages, continues to morph itself with the ages. It does this through a variety of ways. One way...read more

by Guinevere Shepherd

Over time, the English language has become a global language. Many cultures around the planet are taking on English as the language of global commerce, rather than their own language. This can create apparent oddities, s...read more

by nmdial

I still remember those days when my Dad used to emphasize learning impeccable English. Very often, he would also ruin my Sundays by actually teaching me some of the exalted language himself. As I got into the realms...read more

by Michelle Burkhardt

Reading the Crazy Language of English When did you learn how to read? I am 40 years-old, and honestly, I can not recall when I learned to read or who taught me. Was it my mother, my teacher, or a little of both? Even ...read more

by Caveat

I love English. I am aesthetically offended by those who cannot spell the language. I come from a family that reveled in its multiple usages. Granny was a school teacher. Everyone in the family read and spoke poetry. Every...read more

by Serena Pizzicato

Last year when the fine folks at Merriam-Webster decided to add "google" to their dictionary, I was thrilled. The word had become so much a part of our daily conversations that English speakers everywhere had given it a li...read more

by Colin Trierweiler

All language contains limits, perplexities, and growth. These factors appear in nearly every facet of human experience. I find the biggest perplexities arise between languages. Why does a starving English speaker cl...read more