why is english so great
2006-11-02 13:49:20 · 9 answers · asked by Chris L 4 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The English language is ignoble, but extremely efficient. If it doesn't have a word, it merely takes it from another language, where as other common languages (Spanish, French) have a Royal Academy that doesn't allow new words' adoption. It is also the language of the two most recently influential countries: first, Britain during the Imperial/colonial era, and now the US.
2006-11-02 14:00:03 · answer #1 · answered by kaia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is an universal language. If you go to every country on earth and ask every one if they speak English, at least one person will say yes. If you were to do the same with say German, French, Spanish, Russian, etc., how many people would say yes? That is the main reason as to why it is so great.
2006-11-03 22:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by Miksu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1500 years of literature and culture! Plus the most useful language for worldwide communication. The international scientific community uses English. American movies. British pop music. Australian culture! New Zealand! Canada!
2006-11-02 13:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by andy c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gr8est thing about english is it is the most frequently used forgien language, we use it for many purposes to communicate with each other , for trade, business , educational purposes, etc. so english is a very iomportant and gr8 language.
i personally know 7 languages but i think english is the most i know compared to my own mother tongue.
lol
2006-11-02 13:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by gleopathra 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It came from England as Spanish came from Spain. Now tell everybody which language is more easy of the two.
2006-11-02 13:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by antonioavilakiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mainly b/c the us speaks english and the us is the most powerful nation in the world
2006-11-02 13:51:34 · answer #6 · answered by MacKenzie J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is the language of business and spoken by more people than any other language (including Chinese) in the World.
2006-11-02 13:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing - u just like it or u dont. simple. i do.(like it i mean)
2006-11-02 19:44:44 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing
2006-11-02 13:50:29 · answer #9 · answered by cbs2904 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋