[bksvol-discuss] Re: British English
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:08:19 -0400
Hi all,
"Why can't the English teach their children how to speak..." My Fair Lady
Actually, the movement toward a standardized spelling started with
Wicliffe in the 1300's. Wicliffe published one of the earliest
translations of The Bible into English during his life-time.
Another reason for the difference in spelling is because English,
unlike French or Italian or German, is a polyglot language. English
has words in it from: Greek, Latin, Celtic, German, Norse, French, and
Arabic. When folks moved to America Iroquois and Algonquin and other
Native American words were added. When the Brits conquered India, we
got Hindi and Tamil words added to British English. When the Japanese
came to California and the Chinese did too, we got words from their
languages mixed in with the Spanish. Oh, this here English of whatever
flavor, has more words than any other language known, and it's spelling
rules are a bear to learn. It always amazes me how native speakers of
other tongues have become fluent speakers of English.
Ann P.
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Ann K. Parsons
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