Eli5: Why is English comprised of so many different languages? And why aren’t English speakers still speaking in old English, or an even older language?
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England got invaded several times by foreigners, including the Romans, Angles, Saxons, Norman’s, Norse, and others, as well as interacting with the Scots and Irish. Then, the English speaking world took on refugees from Europe and Asia’s various conflicts.
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