I have seen a few posts on here where people assume that because they speak English, they are by far superior to those that do not.
With the Norman invasion, English became a third language in its own country, behind French and Latin. In late medieval England, English quietly ousted French in law and government, but the move to make it God's language meant bloodshed. English is classified genetically as a Low West Germanic language of the Indo-European family of languages.
Old English (449 - 1066 CE). The Old English language (also called Anglo-Saxon) dates back to 449 CE. The Celts had been living in England when the Romans invaded. Although they invaded twice, they did not conquer the Celts until 43 CE and Latin never overtook the Celtic language. The period of Middle English begins with the Norman invasion of 1066 CE. The United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have English as an official language. Knowing this, why assume you are superior to those who dont?
2006-09-05
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Shalamar Rue
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