- English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages).
- Thousands of websites, including those that assist you in learning English as a second language, can be found.
- Although English was spoken widely on the British Isles by 1,000 AD, the Norman invasion established French as the language of royals and of power.
- English is the first foreign language most learners, and the official language of the United Nations, European Union and many other international organizations.
- Many more can get by in English English is the main second language in India, South Africa and many parts of Africa and Asia.
- In the English language, if we want to speak of that sugar maple or that salamander, the only grammar that we have to do so is to call those beings an “it.”
- As for the number of people who learn English as a second language, this is about 750 million individuals, and 600 million learn it as a foreign language.
- 35 Interesting Facts About English. English is a beautiful, complicated, fun and infuriating (to cause a feeling of annoyance) language all at once.
- The English language is said to be one of the happiest languages in the world – oh, and the word “happy” is used 3 times more often than the word “sad”!
- Countries and territories where English is an official or administrative language but not a majority native language.