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Re: The Adventure of English
Anonymous wrote:Why would one presuppose that, "the major interest in the English language lies in the UK."? I made the observation in the context of the Adventure or Story of English. I was not making any narrow nationalistic point or suggesting that any non-UK varieties of English are...
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333 days ago
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Re: Learn various accents/dialects
accent: a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region dialect: a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with...
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COULD YOU CHECK PLEASE?A LETTER OF APPLICATION
Question A tourist company which organises coach tours of your home town has placed the following advertisement in your local newspaper: TOUR GUIDES REQUIRED Are you an outgoing and sociable person, who has a good command of English and some knowledge of local history? If so, then we would...
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Re: if I were, if I was
why does this rule persist? And where does it come from?Hmmm. To be honest, I'd have to say "I don't know" and "I don't know". Still, it is tempting to speculate. Ultimately, I suppose, it comes from a time in the history of English in which the difference was felt instinctively by most...
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1 yr 114 days ago
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Re: What do you know about the history of English?
Some of the Scandinavian languages have had an effect on the development of English. If you google 'the Danelaw' you will see that Norwegian and Danish Vikings were in control of a large area of north and east England back in the 11th Century. This led to Old Norse giving many 'loan words' to...
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nona the brit
1 yr 129 days ago
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Re: What do you know about the history of English?
>> It's annoying when you read texts that use words such thy, thine, thee, thou,.. I have never been able to get used to it. << That's actually not Old English. That's Early Modern English. In Old English they were totatlly different. "Thou" was "þu".
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Marvin A.
1 yr 129 days ago
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Re: What do you know about the history of English?
It's annoying when you read texts that use words such thy, thine, thee, thou,.. I have never been able to get used to it.
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Daedalus7
1 yr 129 days ago
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Re: What do you know about the history of English?
The Baltic languages are not closely related to Old English.
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Marvin A.
1 yr 131 days ago
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Re: What do you know about the history of English?
Hi CppoWelcome to English Forums. You'll find information about Old English by clicking here. A link to Middle English is on the right-hand side of the page.CheersCB
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Cool Breeze
1 yr 131 days ago
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What do you know about the history of English?
I'm trying to research older languages, which have influenced modern English. So, if any of you know about Scandinavian, Baltic, or any other languages which helped create the English today, please, share your info about the subject. thx in advance
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