Borrowed words
English is a Germanic Language of the Indo-European family. It is the second most spoken language in the world. It is estimated that there are 300 million native speakers and 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it as a foreign language. It is the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy and tourism. It is listed as the official or co-official language of over 45 countries and is spoken extensively in other countries where it has no official status. English plays a part in the cultural, political or economic life of many countries; with this in mind it is hardly surprising that the English language has borrowed words from many other languages, and is well on its way to becoming the unofficial international language of the world. Mandarin (Chinese) is spoken by more people but English is by far the most widespread of the world's languages.
America is one of the countries which specks English, however some of their words mean different things as they speak American English. The word Chip over here means fried potatoes you eat with fish, but in America it means oven-baked potatoes in packets that we know as crisps. It is therefore not surprising that some of our language we have borrowed from the Americans. The word avocado (a green fruit) originally came from the Native South Americans and was from the word 'awa guatl' meaning testicle. Other common food names borrowed from the Americans include chocolate, originally 'tchocoatl' from Ancient South America Aztec-Nahuatl, Lime oringinally from Ancient South America Inca Quechuan, squash, originally called 'askutasuash' from the Native North America, Narraganset and Tomato, first called 'tomatl' from the South America Aztec-Nahuatl. Words such as 'chutzpah, tepee, tomahawk and totem' originate from the North American's. Borrowing still occurs today with more modern words such as 'blizzard, hindsight, raincoat, rattlesnake and typewriter'. Everyone who uses the English language uses borrowed words without even knowing that they come from another country, young people also use words which originated from America such as, 'teenager, hangover, radio, ok and joyride'
English is a Germanic Language of the Indo-European family. It is the second most spoken language in the world. It is estimated that there are 300 million native speakers and 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it as a foreign language. It is the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy and tourism. It is listed as the official or co-official language of over 45 countries and is spoken extensively in other countries where it has no official status. English plays a part in the cultural, political or economic life of many countries; with this in mind it is hardly surprising that the English language has borrowed words from many other languages, and is well on its way to becoming the unofficial international language of the world. Mandarin (Chinese) is spoken by more people but English is by far the most widespread of the world's languages.
America is one of the countries which specks English, however some of their words mean different things as they speak American English. The word Chip over here means fried potatoes you eat with fish, but in America it means oven-baked potatoes in packets that we know as crisps. It is therefore not surprising that some of our language we have borrowed from the Americans. The word avocado (a green fruit) originally came from the Native South Americans and was from the word 'awa guatl' meaning testicle. Other common food names borrowed from the Americans include chocolate, originally 'tchocoatl' from Ancient South America Aztec-Nahuatl, Lime oringinally from Ancient South America Inca Quechuan, squash, originally called 'askutasuash' from the Native North America, Narraganset and Tomato, first called 'tomatl' from the South America Aztec-Nahuatl. Words such as 'chutzpah, tepee, tomahawk and totem' originate from the North American's. Borrowing still occurs today with more modern words such as 'blizzard, hindsight, raincoat, rattlesnake and typewriter'. Everyone who uses the English language uses borrowed words without even knowing that they come from another country, young people also use words which originated from America such as, 'teenager, hangover, radio, ok and joyride'
