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410
Anglo Saxon
Romans leave Britain.
The Germanic tribes Angles and Saxons form empires. -
800
Vikings
Give more than 2000 words to English.
Many action man words like "drag and die" -
1066
The Norman Conquest
William the Conquer invades England bringing concepts from French.
10,000 words taken from the Normans, many for official bussiness like: judge, jury and justice. -
1500
The English of William Shakespeare
William Shakeaspeare invents more than 2000 words.
With his poetry, he shows that English is a rich, vibrant and limitless language. -
King James Bible
A new translation of the Bible.
A glossary of metaphoric and morality that still shapes the way English is spoken today. -
The age of the dictionary
English expands in all directions.
There is a group called the Lexicographies.
Dr. Johnson creates an English Dictionary with 42773 entries -
The English of science
Important scientifics such as Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton attend to the Royal Society using the English language to name new science concepts like parts of the human body. -
American English
British land in America and borrows words for plants and animals such as squash and moose.
Some other examples are: freeways, subways and diapers. -
Internet English
The Internet arrives and there is a free global space to share ideas.
Many abbreviations are used, for example BTB ( by the way).
