THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

There is a 16th Century quote attributed to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, which goes something like this:

"I speak Latin to God"

"Italian to musicians"

"Spanish to women"

"French to the court"

"German to my servants"

"English to my horses"

While this quotes is almost certainly wrong- the principles behind this version of it is sound- suggesting , as it does that back then; the German and English Languages were 'Unworthy'and beneath the noble classes.

Fast forward to the 21st century, behold how time had changed things. English is now indisputably the international language and the means by which vast numbers of the World communicate.

English is now either spoken as a native tongue or used as an intermediary language between two other languages. There is probably a range of cumulative reasons for this, particularly the influence of the British Empire which exerted influence over at least a quarter of the Worlds population for over 300 years.

More recently, the rise of the US at a time which coincided with mass communication and worldwide cultural influence of HOLLYWOOD.

Whatever the reason, it is a phenomenon which is leading the world inexorably, to a day when we will all speak the same language, either directly or with the aid of technology- Google Translation!!!

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