LANGUAGE? __________________________________________________ English isn’t managing to sweep all else before it -- and if it ever does become the universal language‚ many of those who speak it won’t understand one another by Barbara Wallraff ECAUSE I am interested in what happens to the English language‚ over the past year or so I’ve been asking people‚ at dinner parties and professional gatherings and so on‚ whether they think that English is well on its way to being the global language. Typically
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The importance of the English Language today. English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be said to be the single most important language. Yes‚ other languages are important too‚ but not for the same reasons as English is important. English is important because it is‚ maybe‚ the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values
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ENGLISH GASTRONOMY English food has traditionally been based on beef‚ lamb‚ pork‚ chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich‚ fish and chips‚ pies like the cornish pasty‚ trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak‚ Spotted Dick and Toad-in-the-Hole. What may appear strange to our overseas visitors is that not all our puddings are sweet
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some would argue that foreign languages have diluted the purity of American English‚ I believe English was never a pure language to begin with‚ and the dilution of it has occurred in the past and is bound to happen because America is a nation of immigrants. Before we even consider blaming other languages for diluting American English‚ we must ask ourselves a question; how can one call American English pure? British English is derived from French‚ Arabic‚ Hebrew‚ German‚ and many other languages (Harper)
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English is a rich and colorful language which is highly synonymous all over the world. Like any language it has been in constant flux. As members of a society grow and develop so too must the tools they use to communicate with each other. One reason for this is that there are so many variations of the language itself. In addition‚ it is such a widely spoken language‚ and it is spoken by people in all parts of the world. ’Non-native speakers of English now outnumber native speakers 3 to1’. In addition
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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states. It is the third-most-common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
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English nowadays is considered as the universal language; for which it is understood by almost all countries around the world. It is used by most people as their second language. First‚ it is a way of communication in business‚ negotiations & especially in academics. It plays an important role in the basic education‚ particularly to speaking and writing (Kumar‚ 2009). English proficiency must be treated as an additional skill. In reality‚ a country needs to build familiarity‚ friendship and collaborate
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What concepts in the chapter are illustrated in this case? Who are the stakeholders? I think this case illustrates very well the ethical and social issues surrounding the information systems. It is about the accountability‚ liability and control of the moral dimensions of the information system. Just like a two-sided sword‚ IS could improve the quality of life while at the same time threaten the well-being of the very same society who enjoy its benefits. The stakeholders in this case can be
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3/22/10 The economic and political success of the Dutch and the English between 1570-1766 How the Dutch and English became successful was not only in trading but being merchants and bankers as well. When the other countries were busy fighting each other the Dutch were specializing in trading with them. Out of 20‚000 trading vessels 16‚000 of them were Dutch ships." In the early 1400’s two thirds were based in Amsterdam."The English and Dutch went to war over trading not only once but three times
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