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What Is English ?
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English is a rich and confusing language. It has borrowed
words from French, Italian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, and many
other languages. American English, as spoken in the United States and much
of Canada, also includes many words taken from American Indian
languages. To add to the confusion, English is basically a Germanic language
that has been forced into a Latin grammatical framework and it does not
always fit. Yet, even with all the difficulties involved in learning English, it has
become the most widely used language in the world. The fact that it is widely
used does not, however, mean that it is always used correctly or accurately,
even by many native-born North Americans.
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