English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England.345 It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then most closely related to the Low German and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary also shows major influences from French (about 29% of modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language).678 Speakers of English are called Anglophones.
The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries. Middle English began in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England, when considerable Old French (especially Old Norman French) and Latin-derived vocabulary was incorporated into English over some three hundred years.910 Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the start of the Great Vowel Shift and the Renaissance trend of borrowing further Latin and Greek words and roots into English, concurrent with the introduction of the printing press to London.
The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries. Middle English began in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England, when considerable Old French (especially Old Norman French) and Latin-derived vocabulary was incorporated into English over some three hundred years.910 Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the start of the Great Vowel Shift and the Renaissance trend of borrowing further Latin and Greek words and roots into English, concurrent with the introduction of the printing press to London.
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Maoist Standard English is often used like this:
“Amerikkka is on the decline.”
“KKKapitalism is evil.”
“RepubliKKKans want to make the handmaid’s tale real!!!”
“Fuck BoSSton KKKops!”
“The BoSSton CeltiKKKs”
“Amerikkka is on the decline.”
“KKKapitalism is evil.”
“RepubliKKKans want to make the handmaid’s tale real!!!”
“Fuck BoSSton KKKops!”
“The BoSSton CeltiKKKs”
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"English" can also be commonly replaced with "Russian" or "Irish", though these are considered less subtle and may blow one's cover.
"English" can also be commonly replaced with "Russian" or "Irish", though these are considered less subtle and may blow one's cover.
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Get the english coffee mug.A euphemism used by office workers when going to the pub to grab a pint (typically beer). Whilst drinking at work may be frowned upon, grabbing coffee with your fellow colleagues is widely socially acceptable. Hence English Coffee.
"English" can also be commonly replaced with "Russian" or "Irish", though these are considered less subtle (as drinking culture is a big staple there) and may blow one's cover.
"English" can also be commonly replaced with "Russian" or "Irish", though these are considered less subtle (as drinking culture is a big staple there) and may blow one's cover.
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