English – Which Language Is It, Anyway?

An interesting article about English and its many forms. I'm not sure how I feel about this yet considering how against the whole "eubonics" issue I am. While this is not eubonics, it still counters the whole "speak proper English" or "speak English properly" mantra in which I grew up and on which I write and speak. As a late-night talk show host used to say…"Things that make you go 'hmmmmm'". (Byline) "English has always been a sponge language. Since it was written down in the year 700, it has adopted words from Norse, French and Latin, among others. English now has up to 700,000 words–more than almost any other language, according to Chambers". Link to the full article is: http://www.thestar.com/article/480965