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== Brief history of English ==
The English language has changed considerably
In 1060, the
The global reach of the English Language today is largely due to the sucessful expansion of British sovereignty. For example, English became the dominant language in North America (the US and most of Canada), Austrailia and New Zealand. And it became the language of official business in India, Pakistan and parts of Africa. Today it is often referred to as the 'lingua franca', meaning that it is the most likely language to be used amongst people who do not share a native language.
The English language has continued to grow by taking words from other languages whenever they seem suitable, and regularly inventing new words. There is no official body that attempts to restrict the growth of the language and consequently the English spoken today has an enormous number of distinct words. Besides this, the language has developed slightly differently in each of those countries where it is the majority or offficial language. There exist words that are familiar to an Austrailian English speaker that cannot be understood by an American citizen and so on. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity to the English language student. In truth the differences in the English used around the world are very small and the similarities are enormous - a woman from Ireland will have no trouble understanding a man from the deep south of the United States. The beauty of the large vocabulary is that one can almost always make oneself understood.
== Vocabulary ==
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