The History of the English Language.

The English language has had an adventure in many respects, and has been very near extinction. The original language is undistinguishable from the language that we speak today. Although the language is very deeply rooted in the Latin language it has managed to retain much of its Germanic qualities. Today the language is about sixty percent Germanic and forty percent Romantic. The beginning of English started with the Scandinavian people when they landed in Britain …

…are many dialects of English such as American English, British English, and Australian English. These are but a few examples; there are a countless number of ways to speak English. Although English is not the easiest language to learn it is very pliable, and is easy to make up new words with. Works Cited: Durkin, Phillip. "History of English" World of Words. 2005.Ask Oxford. Oct. 26, 2005. <http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/history/>.