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The first languages that we know about are the Celtic ones, like Welsh and Scots
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The Romans invaded and introduced Latin.
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The Anglo-Saxons spoke the language, which over time turned into English.
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The Vikings came from Scandinavia and invaded Britain.
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Normans from France invaded England and intoduced an early version of French.
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(Middle) English gradually took over again from the early French.
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With the introduction of the printing press, an interest in having a standard way of English came.
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The new Testament of the Bible was transalated into English.
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Words from Latin and Greek made its way into the English language.
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He invented many words which are still use to this day.
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The English that you speak today is influeneced by immigration and historical happenings (f.e the British Empire).
