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English language: Information from Answers.com (6540 words) |
 | English is an Anglo-Frisian language brought to southeastern Great Britain in the 5th century AD and earlier by Germanic settlers and Germanic auxiliary troops from various parts of northwest Germany (Saxons, Angles) as well as Jutland (Jutes). |
| English is also the most widely used language for young backpackers who travel across continents, regardless of whether it is their mother tongue or a secondary language. |
| English as a lingua franca for Europe and Euro-English are concepts of standardizing English for use as a second language in continental Europe. |
| European English (218 words) |
| English, the second language for many Europeans, is slightly different this side of the Atlantic than it is in America. |
| In Ireland, English is the first language, with the old Irish restricted to small areas mostly along the western seaboard.... |
| The official and correct English of the British Isle is commonly referred to as the Queens English." |
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