Friday, August 27, 2010

The History of the English Language... by Sammy Stein


It is well known that English nowadays plays an important role in our daily life. The massive means of communication, the needs that modern life settles, the high standards in quality required for leaders companies.

More words are appearing in the dictionary like byte, download and hyper drive. Colloquial words such as bro, phit, yo' are also appearing in the dictionary so the language is still evolving.

Nowadays, there are many ways to learn English one important tool it’s Internet. Before the Internet, it was hard for you to learn English if you didn't attend a college or university. For someone living in a country where English is not the native language, they will need to learn this language if they wish to travel to the United States to find a high paying job.

English has become the language of business and the media and wherever you go in the world you find signs in the local language and English.

The main points of this article is that the history of English has changed for many years and is still being written because United Kingdom has been coveted by many civilizations and invaded by many too.

Sammy Stein wanted to generate a reflection about how English is evolving and it will continue so. Also she wanted to inform all the audience that are kids, teenagers, adults, English learners and many others about the importance to speak English.

It has been estimated that 6 billion people that are alive today about 350 million speak English. English is also prominent in business, education, world news, and communication.

I think that it’s amazing how many people around the world have English as a second language. English have helped many people. I think that if you wish to be successful in International business, learning English it’s so important. In many places such as Asia, Africa, and South America, the ability to learn English will determine who will increase their living standards, and who will remain in poverty. In this article it mentions India as an example, it explains that English became the Language of the upper classes and was taught to children as a main second language.  Also, I think that learning how to speak English can allow you to travel to another country, work there for a few months, make more money than you would make at home, and then bring the money back home to your family.

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