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Essay Archive - Acronyms, Idioms and Slang: the Evolution of the English Language.
Acronyms, Idioms and Slang: the Evolution of the English Language.
Although the English language is only 1500 years old, it has evolved at
an incredible rate: so much so, that, at first glance, the average person in
America today would find most Shakespearean literature confusing without the aid
of an Old-English dictionary or Cliff's Notes. Yet Shakespear lived just 300
years ago! Some are seeing this is a sign of the decline of the English
language, that people are becoming less and less literate. As R. Walker writes
in his essay "Why English Needs Protecting," "the mo....
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