French English

Numerous French words are additionally understandable to an English speaker, particularly when they are seen in composing on the grounds that English consumed countless terms from Norman, through Anglo-Norman after the Norman Conquest, and straightforwardly from French in consequent hundreds of years. Thus, a huge bit of English vocabulary is made up of words determined from French, with some minor spelling contrasts (e.g. inflectional endings, utilization of old French spellings, absence of diacritics, and so on.), and in addition incidental divergences in importance of alleged false companions: for instance, look at "library" with the French librairie, which implies book shop; in French, the expression for "library" is bibliothèque. The articulation of most French loanwords in English (except for a handful of all the more as of late acquired words, for example, delusion, type, spot; or expressions like rebellion, rendez-vous, and so on.) has ended up generally anglicized and takes after a normally English phonology and example of anxiety (look at English "nature" vs. French nature, "catch" vs. bouton, "table" vs. table, "hour" vs. heure, "live" vs. résider, and so forth.

Modern English

Modern English, sometimes described as the first global lingua franca, is the dominant language or in some instances even the required international language of communications, science, information technology, business, seafaring, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. Its spread beyond the British Isles began with the growth of the British Empire, and by the late 19th century its reach was truly global. Following British colonisation from the 16th to19th centuries, it became the dominant language in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The growing economic and cultural influence of the US and its status as a global superpower since World War II have significantly accelerated the language's spread across the planet. English replaced German as the dominant language of science Nobel Prize laureates during the second half of the 20th century. English equalled and may have surpassed French as the dominant language of diplomacy during the last half of the 19th century.

English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by a majority of the inhabitants of several nations, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations. It is the third most common native language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. It is widely learned as a second language and is an official language of the European Union, many Commonwealth countries and the United Nations, as well as in many world organisations.

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, become the leading language of international discourse, and has acquired use as lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.