1. vanessa Said,

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   cos it’s the best language??lol i’m just kidding…i don’t know….

2. sunset_293 Said,

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   there are many words derived from other languages and many people from diferent nationalities came to america which formed the english language (many words were from the roman language)

3. L:T Said,

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   I’m guessing they used English because the colonist that took over the land. :s

4. sudonym x Said,

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   The colonies were owned by Britain. The govt’s language was English. When people from other countries came to the colonies, they had to learn the English language.

5. Doug Said,

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   Lots of different questions.

   English was “brought” to America by the British.

   Not sure what you mean by “keeping English to themselves”…it was the common language of the English colonies so anyone who wanted to function therein had to learn it.

   The English did not need to “share” their language since I’m not sure how you would keep a language to yourself. You learn the language that will most beneficial to you.

   All the writers of the Constitution (and Declaration of Independence), were, until the American Revolution, Englishmen.

   There were many indigenous (native) languages in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans. Just as the Spanish and Portuguese were the languages of the speakers who conquered Central and South America, English was that of those who conquered North America.

   As for “choosing” English (or Spanish or Portuguese), I’m not sure the natives “chose”. English was the language of the conquerers and you learned that language if you wanted to survive.

6. goosebumpsandgiggles Said,

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   One would expect that the pomposity of the British kept the colonials from thinking the natives could learn… they would not have hidden their tracks.
   But…
   Monkey see, monkey do (white are monkeys too)
   White mans words
   Were but a good game

   language is challengeable too, body language for instance, we cannot always put it into words – the particular curl of a smile?

7. wize woman Said,

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   I hope these sites have the answers you seek.

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