The English Language
Purists of the languages are resisting the
arrival of English in their vocabulary.
The standard English oh today is known as BBC English. Few British people
know much about grammar, since it is not usually taught in schools.
Spelling and pronunciation seem to be the most difficult aspects of the English
language for foreign students.
English is very rich in synonyms. The huge vocabulary is due to the free
admission of words from other languages and the easy creation of compounds
and derivaties. English vocabulary numbers at least 750,000 words. Educated
English speakers use approximately 5,000 words in speech and up to 10,000 in
written communication. Shakespeare used a vocabulary of 33,000 words.
Old English, had several inflections to show singular and plural, tense, person,
but over the centuries words have been simplified. Adjectives do not change
according to the noun and gender is not a problem in English. The loss of
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