English language
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English is the most widely spoken language in the world, with over 320 million people speaking it as a first language. It originated in England and has a very large vocabulary with complex spelling. English is considered the world's leading international language and is used in over 100 countries as either a first or second language, making it important for scientific and engineering study.
English language
- 3. that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world
- 4. It is the third most common native language in the world, afterMandarin Chinese and Spanish.
- 5. modern English contains a very large vocabulary, with complex and irregular spelling.
- 6. The Oxford English Dictionary lists over 250,000 distinct words
- 7. English is the world's leading international language. About 320 million people speak English as their first language.
- 9. The Goose with the Golden Eggs
- 10. Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day.
- 11. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.
- 12. However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!
- 13. MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU ACT
- 14. English is a member of the Indo- European family of languages. English language can easily be considered as the most important language in the world.
- 15. First, usage of English is spread over a hundred countries where it is spoken either as a first or second language.
- 16. English is also the most developed language that can be used to study scientific and engineering courses.
- 17. English is the Nigeria National Language.
- 18. The names 'England' and English are derived from the name of this tribe.
- 19. Old English was later transformed by two waves of invasion.