By the time anything resembling a language policy was introduced, English had already reached all corners of the globe. For example, English-speaking puritans were not the only Europeans to arrive in North America: Spanish, French, Dutch and German were also widely spoken.
immemorial - long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; time immemorial. old - of long duration; not new; old tradition; old house; old wine; old country; old friendships; old money.
imÂ·perÂ·sonÂ·al. adj. 1. Lacking personality; not being a person: an impersonal force. 2. a. Showing no emotion or personality: an aloof, impersonal manner. b. Having no personal reference or connection: an impersonal remark. c. Not responsive to or expressive of human personalities: a large, impersonal corporation.of a verb) having only third person singular forms and used without an expressed subject, as Latin pluit âit is raining,â or accompanied by an empty subject word, as the verb rain in It is raining. b. (of a pronoun) indefinite, as French on âone.â. imâ¢perâ²sonâ¢alâ¢ly, adv.