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by Im Alec has abandoned this account on September 17th, 2009
There is no definition of what the language is - it is what people make it. Where do you theink the language was defined? Chaucer's time? Shakespeare's? Dickens? And where? London?, New York? Delhi - theere are more English speakers in India than in the UK, and nearly as many as in the US?
And needs change. How would you like to communicate without any modern words like "car", "internet", "electricity", "nightclub"? All of these started as new inventions, and became mainstream because they are useful.
by HaoieZ on September 17th, 2009
Languages evolve over time and distance.
by Marky Mark on September 17th, 2009
Language is dynamic. It's constantly changing to suit people's needs... and there are no sacred cows.
How do I learn vocabulary through games?
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Why do American schools offer foreign languages only in Jr. High and High School? That's too late!
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What does"dondake"mean?
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What does ilm mean in Islam?
by Answerbag Staff on June 30th, 2010
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In Hungarian, what's the difference between the words "vagyok" and "állok"? Do they not both mean "I am ..."?
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