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Different Easter traditions around the world
The significance of Easter eggs and bunnies in modern culture
The importance of the holiday in the Christian faith
The long travels of Anglo-Saxon tribes in the 5th Century, the Viking invasions a few centuries later and the Norman Conquest in the 11th century ensured that the wandering English men transmuted their language without any oversight or direction.
The English language basically picked the pockets of other languages and kept their vocabulary.
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Certain words having different vowel pronunciations went through natural, unchecked pronouncing or spelling mutations, establishing themselves in the vocabulary due to the number of people using them, something which came to be known as the great vowel shift.
Words, spellin...
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The rise of the printing press coincided with the time when the rules and norms that linked the verbal and written formats of various languages were easily hijacked by powerful imperatives.
The adoption of the alphabet and the conversion of English using Latin alphabet was undertaken by mon...
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Speaking, writing and the human use of language itself can be termed by some as ancient technology. It is a natural inclination among humans due to the need to socialize and express themselves, and as a solution to the practical problem of communication.
It is only recently that we have so ...
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Iff vee trai tu reed fonetickally it looks wrong to the mind, as reading is not based on how words are pronounced but how they are seen by the reading eye.
How fast we read depends on how quickly we are able to visually identify words, which relies...
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The English language is a universal tool for communication and is mastered even by non-native speakers. The many inconsistencies, quirks and complexities found in English can be confusing and highly frustrating for millions, both in verbal and written formats.
Other languages like French m...
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