Continuing to change
English includes new words that reflect the state of the times. The English language continues – more than another language – to evolve and absorb new words derived or branched – we close it being translated – from other languages.
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Its dialects are different around the world
Another, more recent development in the development of the English language is the emergence of distinct dialects among the countries in which English is the mother tongue. The English language differs in pronunciation and dialect between the United Kingdom, Australia and America, as well as in spelling and speech, as it is affected by the cultures and historical events that have shaped its development.
You can say things in a hundred different ways
One of the best qualities of the English language is flexibility: there are always many different ways to explain the same thing, a great variety of vocabulary. The English language is said to have around 750,000 words and new words are added every day (see point number 8
Varieties in other languages
The English language has a long and fascinating history that stretches between wars, invasions and influences from around the world. The cultures that helped shape modern English are the Roman, Viking and French. For this reason, it is a hybrid language made up of Latin, German and Romanian elements.
English is easy to learn
It is generally known that it is not learning English with simple-to-understand vocabulary that is common to many other languages.
Most of the films are in English
Hollywood is the source of global entertainment, so naturally English is the primary language in filmmaking. Usually movies are viewed and enjoyed.
English language business and international trade
With the presence of the headquarters of the main business often in the financial centers in the United Kingdom and the United States, it has always been English the official language of trade. This led to the domination not need English speakers to learn another language, while speakers of other languages had to find common ground communication with people from different parts of the world.
The English language is the most widely spoken in the world
More than a quarter of the world’s population speaks English for the English language. This language is understood or spoken by 1 to 1.6 billion people, in addition to the 400 million native English speakers.
What is the reason for the English language in the world?
