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I want to.
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Germanic tribes invade. Speak with English accent.
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Normans take over England. The lesser classes speak English, while the royals and clergy continue to speak French.
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As a result, fewer English people wanted to speak French. English again became dominant language.
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English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools.
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English replaces French as the official language of cout buisness.
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Table Alphabetically, the first English dictionary, is published.
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The nucleus of the southeastern colonies was Virginia, where the first permanent settlement by the English in North America was established at Jamestown.
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The first daily English language newspaper. The Daily Courant is published in London.
