English Language Day

Portuguese is one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Shakespeare was born and died on the same day.

Shakespeare invented many new words and phrases.

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In the fifth century, French was the official language in Britain.

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English came to be spoken in many countries of the world because of migration and colonisation.

People from former British colonies took English and used it to describe their own experience.

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About a quarter of the people in the world speak English.

Everyone agrees that it’s a bad thing to have many varieties of English.

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English Language Day was first celebrated in April 23, 2010.

An estimated 45% of all English words have a French origin.