Throughout the years people have unquestionably been moving around the world. This explains exactly why English is such a common language. Yet again, it is strange for someone to hear English as a pure language for it is no longer this. People have adapted English to their cultures and have mixed it with their own language creating a new accent or in some cases a mixture of both their native language and english as can be seen with the Welsh. "The characteristics of the English spoken by the Welsh are the rolled r, the clear vowels, the hesitant consonants and the lilting inflections."
"Only 20% of the population now claim Welsh as a first language." Once a language has been adapted to a culture the native language is sometimes forgotten. This reminds me of how many natives isolate themselves from civilization because they want to keep their language and their traditions. After all, language is a huge part of culture and losing it is like losing a huge chunk of who you are and what your ancestors stood for. The best solution is to not isolate yourself from society, but rather keep your traditions while you still introduce new ones, but then again, is this even possible?
"Every single word you hear is descendent from Old English." This explains exactly why there are so many languages that have similar words. Most of them derive from latin and adapt Old English. The languages don't have identical words, but some of these sound so much alike that we can tell what their meaning is.
Something that we sometimes can't help but notice is how many people do not understand word order or grammer and therefore say something that they actually don't mean. Many joke about this and find it hilarious how a person can actually say something offensive or completely blunt by doing this, but they don't realize how far these errors can get to actually ruining opportunities for those who make them. For example, grammer errors in a week report for your boss can actually make your work completely useless and foul for your position.
Most of us don't understand the importance of language and it's history, but mastering it can actually be life changing and also allows us to comprehend the history of many cultures.
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