The history of the English language is a fascinating story in
itself. The importance of Internet English as described below is
only the latest chapter in the fascinating story of the English
language. Relatively little of the language of the Celtic people
entered into the English language. Latin, preserved by the
Church, had an impact. But English began with the Germanic
language of the Anglo-Saxons. It was then enriched by the
Danes/Vikings and Normans. It began to take its modern form at
the time of Shakespeare, who may have added about 6,000 words to
the language. And with the rise of the United States, immigrants
helped add many new words. All the different sources of English
words have created a very difficult spelling. Americans
developed a somewhat simplified spelling system. English is
spoken by countries that once opposed the British politically.
There were of course the other people of the British Isles––the
Welsh, the Scots, and the Irish. India after achieving its
independence from Britain turned