The Influence Of The English Language

The American English Language is in a constant state of flux and it has been since the founding of America. The language we all speak is constantly changing based on what is going on and in the influences in the world around us. There are many different factors why our language changes so much. Historically American English has evolved from the British English of the 1700s to the current English we speak today. Two present factors that have influenced American English in the 21st century and has caused it to change are social media and the immigrants coming to the United States. English began as a primary language in the United States from the founding of America by the British. In the 1700s, American English sounded like this, “When in the …show more content…
Everyone has to have at least one social media account to feel connected to the world around them. Some people could not even live without social media, they are always on it. Some people love to communicate with people through social media instead of talking in person even. There are many different types of social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Social media is also defined as how people communicate electronically such as instant messages, tweets between people, snap chatting friends, and of course text messages. Social media has changed the way people talk to others when they are with the person, over the phone, or on the internet. Since so many conversations happen over internet, peoples language changes based on if they are talking to their friends or their boss. Many business meetings are being made in the United States with Japan all the time. With being able to communicate with anyone in the world is a good way for people to see how others speak and use some of their ways of saying things back in their own home. This will help with unifying all the countries one day in the …show more content…
They are changing their habits and the way they talk. Some people will want to keep some of their favorite sayings from their country, but they will also pick up some new phrases that they like better than their own. While they are adjusting, they will teach some people here in the United States some if their customs from their old country and the Americans might decide they like there new friends phrases better than their own. An exchange of the two countries language will merge together and it will be picked up by others here in America. Learning a new language is hard, and not everyone will be able to pick up new languages as quickly as others. With all the immigrants coming to the United States, the United States are trying to accommodate the new people in their country as best as they can by helping the new immigrants adjust to their new way of living in the United Staes. Americans can learn a lot from the immigrants traveling to the United Staes as well as themselves learning a new culture and language. Immigrants have taught the Americans many new things since they have been coming to the United