Be Original!

In thes episode ay th' story ay sassenach it is clearly shoon th' stoatin influence britain hud ower th' scottish. most ay th' vocabulary words ay scottish hae an origin frae sassenach. when boarder wars hae started th' tois languages hae bin apart but ones th' boarder unite it aw connected. 

The poets ay thes nation waur inspirited by th' 15-century. rabbie burns an' standly roberts waur a body ay th' most important poets 'at hae influenced th' warld ay sassenach, these poets hae “restored th' nation’s voice” (the story ay sassenach.) frae mah point ay view thes is a huir uv a bad hin'. scootlund, havin' a unique culture is influenced by th' pressure th' neighborin' nation has. thes is huir uv a similar wi' colombia’s economy. th' wee markets 'at coods hae e'en mair ideas than th' foreign ur big factories ur limited coz society forces them tae produce whit th' markit tells them. th' monopoly is a complicated hin'. most ay th' markit is controlled by th' big multinationals 'at hae control ower th' markit. th' other wee industries ur left apart an' ur forced tae produce whit is a' th' gang. they dae thes tae earn a livin'. Ah foond thes frae an article Ah reid th' other day. thes article clearly specified th' things 'at happened in uir society. Ah swear 'at Ah woods specify them but Ah pure don’t min'. 

This is a similar hin' 'at happened wi' scootlund. since it hud a stoatin influence frae th' british 'en thes coontry was deprived frae creatin' an original an' unique leid. thes influence stopped them frae mony things 'at they coods hae dain. other common hin' 'at happens in colombia is th' influence frae th' us. insteid ay producin' their ain original products, they hae tae depend frae thes bigger power tae hae some inspiration oan th' things they produce. 

This is a vey bad hin', since originality is th' best hin' 'at coods ever exist!

The Result of a Great Mixture

In the second episode of The Story of English  it is clearly said that the English language came from the Anglo-Saxon tribes. After the Romans abandoned Britain these tribes started invading the British territory to expand their culture. Well, their goal was accomplished, they not only took their costumes and language to Britain but also made it the number one language in the world. Congrats Anglo- Saxons, you did it!  

Can you believe that the language we speak every day came from a savage tribe. Only knowing this fact makes myself interested in learning more. Why were they so successful? I really want to know what made them so especial.

Thanks to the English historian named William Johns we know that English has a lot in common with Sanskrit. He found out the relation of these two by the world such as: mother, father, new, and seven. Isn’t this amazing? Words we use nowadays were also used two thousand years ago!

I was impressed with the part of the video that a Frisian man started talking. He used some of our world. We all have the same words but with different accent. I love this kind of facts!

After the invasion people were fascinated with the English language. The diversity of this language was incredible, “English gained a staggering ten thousand words from the nomads” (The Story of English.) The newborn learned this language that now was composed of several other languages.  I love mixtures the result is always impressive.

Source:

The Story of English. Dir. Edward Armstrong. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Aug. 2009. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtSUPAM-uA>.

# 1 Even in the Air

Never have I ever wondered the origin of languages. This topic is one of those that I never think of, but when I start questioning it becomes very interesting. The origin of English should be more present in the world. You will never hear anyone asking about the origin of this story, and if they do, no one will answer. Isn’t this ironic? Not knowing the origin of something we use on our daily life?

In the video The Story of English by Edward Armstrong this story is told. The first episode talks about the interpretation of the language and the way it has influenced the people around us. Armstrong employs mode of rhetoric such as logos when convincing the audience about his story. For example using sentences such as “80% of the world’s computer data is written in English,” make the reader trust the information.

It is very curious how all of the issues related to air traffic are discussed in English. This language is used a lot. All the airlines, no matter what their native language is, they translate it to English. At the time of departing and landing the orders are given in English.

As said in the video years ago your superiority was determined by the way you talked. If you had the queen’s accent then you were considered superior from the others. This relates a lot to today’s society. The way you speak tells a lot about you. I remember my mom telling me when I was little that “a nice girl must speak decently.” She always told me this after I said a bad word. Today I thank her because there is nothing more disturbing than a girl that talks bad. This is a perfect example to show how the world is still the same, no matter what the customs come from the same origin.

Source:

The Story of English. Dir. Edward Armstrong. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Aug. 2009. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtSUPAM-uA>.