today I’d like to talk to you about some of the unexpected and fascinating
of the unexpected and fascinating
of the unexpected and fascinating changes that are happening today to the
changes that are happening today to the
changes that are happening today to the English language which is not only my
English language which is not only my
English language which is not only my native language it’s also the field that
native language it’s also the field that
native language it’s also the field that I spent most of my entire adult
I spent most of my entire adult
I spent most of my entire adult professional life studying researching
professional life studying researching
professional life studying researching teaching and using but before I tell you
teaching and using but before I tell you
teaching and using but before I tell you about the language that I teach I need
about the language that I teach I need
about the language that I teach I need to tell you a little story about the
to tell you a little story about the
to tell you a little story about the language that I learned 15 years ago my
language that I learned 15 years ago my
language that I learned 15 years ago my husband and I moved here from Washington
husband and I moved here from Washington
husband and I moved here from Washington DC and we came to Dubrovnik and pretty
DC and we came to Dubrovnik and pretty
DC and we came to Dubrovnik and pretty much overnight I went from being a
much overnight I went from being a
much overnight I went from being a language master a language expert to
language master a language expert to
language master a language expert to being a language invalid I was really
being a language invalid I was really
being a language invalid I was really handicapped for the first time in my
handicapped for the first time in my
handicapped for the first time in my life in being able to communicate with
life in being able to communicate with
life in being able to communicate with the people around me and of course
the people around me and of course
the people around me and of course people here speak English they speak
people here speak English they speak
people here speak English they speak English well my husband was always
English well my husband was always
English well my husband was always willing to help me but it was really
willing to help me but it was really
willing to help me but it was really obvious right away that if I wanted to
obvious right away that if I wanted to
obvious right away that if I wanted to have any sort of normal life here I was
have any sort of normal life here I was
have any sort of normal life here I was going to have to learn the language and
going to have to learn the language and
going to have to learn the language and it was a language I really didn’t know
it was a language I really didn’t know
it was a language I really didn’t know anything about and I was 30 years old
anything about and I was 30 years old
anything about and I was 30 years old and how was I gonna do this like
and how was I gonna do this like
and how was I gonna do this like millions of other people around the
millions of other people around the
millions of other people around the world who are in this situation I didn’t
world who are in this situation I didn’t
world who are in this situation I didn’t do it by going to school I just lived in
do it by going to school I just lived in
do it by going to school I just lived in it and so I started listening and
it and so I started listening and
it and so I started listening and reading and speaking and making terrible
reading and speaking and making terrible
reading and speaking and making terrible embarrassing mistakes and getting stuck
embarrassing mistakes and getting stuck
embarrassing mistakes and getting stuck and trying again and I think the most
and trying again and I think the most
and trying again and I think the most important thing about my weird little
important thing about my weird little
important thing about my weird little self teaching method was that I did not
self teaching method was that I did not
self teaching method was that I did not have any grades I did not have any tests
have any grades I did not have any tests
have any grades I did not have any tests I did not have any deadlines and I
I did not have any deadlines and I
I did not have any deadlines and I definitely didn’t study the grammar a
definitely didn’t study the grammar a
definitely didn’t study the grammar a Miss thing doesn’t most be left
Miss thing doesn’t most be left
Miss thing doesn’t most be left oh I swear I’m enemy Vova maala Dach
oh I swear I’m enemy Vova maala Dach
oh I swear I’m enemy Vova maala Dach estas para ESO no Chile Isaac nice a
estas para ESO no Chile Isaac nice a
estas para ESO no Chile Isaac nice a version oh gresik i’ma call coaches
version oh gresik i’ma call coaches
version oh gresik i’ma call coaches alamy Cinda Cessna lazem uzivo to nadra
alamy Cinda Cessna lazem uzivo to nadra
alamy Cinda Cessna lazem uzivo to nadra azucar so here I am living my funny
azucar so here I am living my funny
azucar so here I am living my funny little kind of bilingual life in my
little kind of bilingual life in my
little kind of bilingual life in my native language english in my second
native language english in my second
native language english in my second language croatian and not really
language croatian and not really
language croatian and not really worrying too much about making mistakes
worrying too much about making mistakes
worrying too much about making mistakes which is kind of weird because i’m
which is kind of weird because i’m
which is kind of weird because i’m employed here as a professor of english
employed here as a professor of english
employed here as a professor of english and a lot of my students are here
and a lot of my students are here
and a lot of my students are here tonight and here i am up here on the
tonight and here i am up here on the
tonight and here i am up here on the stage telling them that your mistakes
stage telling them that your mistakes
stage telling them that your mistakes don’t really matter all that much I mean
don’t really matter all that much I mean
don’t really matter all that much I mean what kind of professor is that how is
what kind of professor is that how is
what kind of professor is that how is that possible I’ll tell you the more I
that possible I’ll tell you the more I
that possible I’ll tell you the more I teach language the more I learn language
teach language the more I learn language
teach language the more I learn language the more I realize that what linguists
the more I realize that what linguists
the more I realize that what linguists have been telling us for decades is
have been telling us for decades is
have been telling us for decades is actually true language is not so much
actually true language is not so much
actually true language is not so much about a set of rules that you have to
about a set of rules that you have to
about a set of rules that you have to follow as about communicating with other
follow as about communicating with other
follow as about communicating with other people so of course I’m very happy when
people so of course I’m very happy when
people so of course I’m very happy when my students write correctly but what’s
my students write correctly but what’s
my students write correctly but what’s much more important to me and what’s
much more important to me and what’s
much more important to me and what’s much more important for them and their
much more important for them and their
much more important for them and their future is that they feel at home in the
future is that they feel at home in the
future is that they feel at home in the English language and that they feel it’s
English language and that they feel it’s
English language and that they feel it’s part of who they are east of calcium
part of who they are east of calcium
part of who they are east of calcium diehard Watsky is exposed our deal many
diehard Watsky is exposed our deal many
diehard Watsky is exposed our deal many so if we think about it this way if we
so if we think about it this way if we
so if we think about it this way if we think about language as not so much like
think about language as not so much like
think about language as not so much like a bunch of rules but more about
a bunch of rules but more about
a bunch of rules but more about communicating with other people I think
communicating with other people I think
communicating with other people I think that’s really going to help us
that’s really going to help us
that’s really going to help us understand some of the crazy kind of
understand some of the crazy kind of
understand some of the crazy kind of changes that are happening today with
changes that are happening today with
changes that are happening today with the English language of course every
the English language of course every
the English language of course every language changes over time but English
language changes over time but English
language changes over time but English is changing so fast right now that we
is changing so fast right now that we
is changing so fast right now that we can hardly keep up with it and it’s
can hardly keep up with it and it’s
can hardly keep up with it and it’s happening really for two reasons first
happening really for two reasons first
happening really for two reasons first of all of course because our digital
of all of course because our digital
of all of course because our digital technology and social media are creating
technology and social media are creating
technology and social media are creating new forms of communication new audiences
new forms of communication new audiences
new forms of communication new audiences new purposes for our writing and second
new purposes for our writing and second
new purposes for our writing and second of all because native speakers have lost
of all because native speakers have lost
of all because native speakers have lost exclusive ownership of the English
exclusive ownership of the English
exclusive ownership of the English language we are now a minority in the
language we are now a minority in the
language we are now a minority in the world english belongs to the world the
world english belongs to the world the
world english belongs to the world the world is going to go ahead and use
world is going to go ahead and use
world is going to go ahead and use english in whatever way makes sense and
english in whatever way makes sense and
english in whatever way makes sense and is interesting and useful for them so i
is interesting and useful for them so i
is interesting and useful for them so i can show you now a little example of why
can show you now a little example of why
can show you now a little example of why the world is changing english and some
the world is changing english and some
the world is changing english and some of the things that we used to think of
of the things that we used to think of
of the things that we used to think of as rules are really no longer true so
as rules are really no longer true so
as rules are really no longer true so for example if this is gonna work there
for example if this is gonna work there
for example if this is gonna work there we go okay here’s a little piece of
we go okay here’s a little piece of
we go okay here’s a little piece of language what are we going to do with
language what are we going to do with
language what are we going to do with this what is this this is not a quiz I’m
this what is this this is not a quiz I’m
this what is this this is not a quiz I’m going to give you the answer now I could
going to give you the answer now I could
going to give you the answer now I could answer this question by saying this is a
answer this question by saying this is a
answer this question by saying this is a semicolon semicolon is a mark of
semicolon semicolon is a mark of
semicolon semicolon is a mark of punctuation which is used to join
punctuation which is used to join
punctuation which is used to join together two independent clauses but I
together two independent clauses but I
together two independent clauses but I don’t think that’s really very useful
don’t think that’s really very useful
don’t think that’s really very useful and in fact when I say things like
and in fact when I say things like
and in fact when I say things like independent clauses I can feel about
independent clauses I can feel about
independent clauses I can feel about half the people in the room are just
half the people in the room are just
half the people in the room are just completely shutting down and in fact
completely shutting down and in fact
completely shutting down and in fact words like independent clauses are not
words like independent clauses are not
words like independent clauses are not really very useful for teaching people
really very useful for teaching people
really very useful for teaching people things and they’re actually really not
things and they’re actually really not
things and they’re actually really not necessary so I would rather tell you
necessary so I would rather tell you
necessary so I would rather tell you that this little mark is something you
that this little mark is something you
that this little mark is something you can use to take to complete sentences
can use to take to complete sentences
can use to take to complete sentences and sort of stick them together when you
and sort of stick them together when you
and sort of stick them together when you don’t want them to be completely
don’t want them to be completely
don’t want them to be completely separated by a full stop right and I
separated by a full stop right and I
separated by a full stop right and I think that makes a little more sense you
think that makes a little more sense you
think that makes a little more sense you can see there you go here’s an example
can see there you go here’s an example
can see there you go here’s an example the semicolon is poorly understood
the semicolon is poorly understood
the semicolon is poorly understood semicolon many people use it incorrectly
semicolon many people use it incorrectly
semicolon many people use it incorrectly the semicolon is like an expectant pause
the semicolon is like an expectant pause
the semicolon is like an expectant pause it lets you know the sentence is not
it lets you know the sentence is not
it lets you know the sentence is not over so I think that helps if we think
over so I think that helps if we think
over so I think that helps if we think of the semicolon that way but still you
of the semicolon that way but still you
of the semicolon that way but still you have to remember that the semicolon is
have to remember that the semicolon is
have to remember that the semicolon is quite different from the comma which is
quite different from the comma which is
quite different from the comma which is used to introduce a dependent clause
used to introduce a dependent clause
used to introduce a dependent clause it’s nor is it the same as a colon which
it’s nor is it the same as a colon which
it’s nor is it the same as a colon which is used for something else of course it
is used for something else of course it
is used for something else of course it sometimes could substitute for a full
sometimes could substitute for a full
sometimes could substitute for a full stop and occasionally but not too often
stop and occasionally but not too often
stop and occasionally but not too often a dash however you should not mix up
a dash however you should not mix up
a dash however you should not mix up these things each one has its own rules
these things each one has its own rules
these things each one has its own rules and if you get them wrong you will make
and if you get them wrong you will make
and if you get them wrong you will make a mistake now that’s one way of thinking
a mistake now that’s one way of thinking
a mistake now that’s one way of thinking about how we use language and it’s the
about how we use language and it’s the
about how we use language and it’s the one I think that’s most familiar to us
one I think that’s most familiar to us
one I think that’s most familiar to us from our experience in school and it’s
from our experience in school and it’s
from our experience in school and it’s one of the reasons why people really
one of the reasons why people really
one of the reasons why people really hate writing even in their native
hate writing even in their native
hate writing even in their native language
language
language but if we look at this thing again and I
but if we look at this thing again and I
but if we look at this thing again and I ask you to think about it a little
ask you to think about it a little
ask you to think about it a little differently and I asked you a different
differently and I asked you a different
differently and I asked you a different kind of question what do people really
kind of question what do people really
kind of question what do people really do with this thing they do this it turns
do with this thing they do this it turns
do with this thing they do this it turns out millions of people really don’t care
out millions of people really don’t care
out millions of people really don’t care what the rules are what you’re supposed
what the rules are what you’re supposed
what the rules are what you’re supposed to do with this little thing they’re
to do with this little thing they’re
to do with this little thing they’re just going to go ahead and do whatever
just going to go ahead and do whatever
just going to go ahead and do whatever they want to do with it and amazingly
they want to do with it and amazingly
they want to do with it and amazingly other people understand it and they like
other people understand it and they like
other people understand it and they like it and it’s fun now you’re thinking like
it and it’s fun now you’re thinking like
it and it’s fun now you’re thinking like a linguist linguists do not care about
a linguist linguists do not care about
a linguist linguists do not care about telling people what they are supposed to
telling people what they are supposed to
telling people what they are supposed to do with language linguists are
do with language linguists are
do with language linguists are fascinated with observing what people
fascinated with observing what people
fascinated with observing what people really do do with language and for a
really do do with language and for a
really do do with language and for a linguist like that there’s no such thing
linguist like that there’s no such thing
linguist like that there’s no such thing as a mistake there’s no such thing as
as a mistake there’s no such thing as
as a mistake there’s no such thing as right and wrong there’s only successful
right and wrong there’s only successful
right and wrong there’s only successful communication if you write something and
communication if you write something and
communication if you write something and someone else understands it you have
someone else understands it you have
someone else understands it you have successfully communicated and the only
successfully communicated and the only
successfully communicated and the only way you can fail is if somebody doesn’t
way you can fail is if somebody doesn’t
way you can fail is if somebody doesn’t understand you or somebody
understand you or somebody
understand you or somebody misunderstands you so now if we think
misunderstands you so now if we think
misunderstands you so now if we think that way thinking like linguists I think
that way thinking like linguists I think
that way thinking like linguists I think it’s going to help us make sense of some
it’s going to help us make sense of some
it’s going to help us make sense of some of these English changes and see why
of these English changes and see why
of these English changes and see why English is evolving and changing so
English is evolving and changing so
English is evolving and changing so rapidly in front of us of course we all
rapidly in front of us of course we all
rapidly in front of us of course we all know that new words are constantly born
know that new words are constantly born
know that new words are constantly born we have these new words selfie and
we have these new words selfie and
we have these new words selfie and breaks it we also know that old words
breaks it we also know that old words
breaks it we also know that old words die old words become extinct how do you
die old words become extinct how do you
die old words become extinct how do you kill a word well not by making a law
kill a word well not by making a law
kill a word well not by making a law against it in fact if you make a law
against it in fact if you make a law
against it in fact if you make a law against a word people will probably use
against a word people will probably use
against a word people will probably use it more but if you want to kill a word
it more but if you want to kill a word
it more but if you want to kill a word you just stop using it do you know these
you just stop using it do you know these
you just stop using it do you know these words these are extinct words out of the
words these are extinct words out of the
words these are extinct words out of the English language V and thou it’s the
English language V and thou it’s the
English language V and thou it’s the intimate form of the pronoun you which
intimate form of the pronoun you which
intimate form of the pronoun you which English used to have all right but now
English used to have all right but now
English used to have all right but now you will only find them in Shakespeare
you will only find them in Shakespeare
you will only find them in Shakespeare or in the Bible this is the reason why
or in the Bible this is the reason why
or in the Bible this is the reason why people ask me why is English the only
people ask me why is English the only
people ask me why is English the only language in the world which doesn’t have
language in the world which doesn’t have
language in the world which doesn’t have two forms of the word you like every
two forms of the word you like every
two forms of the word you like every other normal language in the world for
other normal language in the world for
other normal language in the world for your polite people and your clothes
your polite people and your clothes
your polite people and your clothes people well this is the extinct form of
people well this is the extinct form of
people well this is the extinct form of the intimate form of the verb you and of
the intimate form of the verb you and of
the intimate form of the verb you and of course we also know that words change
course we also know that words change
course we also know that words change form like in this sense
form like in this sense
form like in this sense you should google yourself I love this
you should google yourself I love this
you should google yourself I love this sentence you should google yourself if
sentence you should google yourself if
sentence you should google yourself if you haven’t googled yourself you really
you haven’t googled yourself you really
you haven’t googled yourself you really should it’s fun Google of course which
should it’s fun Google of course which
should it’s fun Google of course which started off as the name of the company
started off as the name of the company
started off as the name of the company has now become a reflexive verb and
has now become a reflexive verb and
has now become a reflexive verb and language words change meaning altogether
language words change meaning altogether
language words change meaning altogether what are these icons look what happened
what are these icons look what happened
what are these icons look what happened to the word icon it was almost dead the
to the word icon it was almost dead the
to the word icon it was almost dead the only people who ever use the word icon
only people who ever use the word icon
only people who ever use the word icon were like church historians art
were like church historians art
were like church historians art historians now it found a whole new life
historians now it found a whole new life
historians now it found a whole new life as this and if we think about these
as this and if we think about these
as this and if we think about these kinds of changes on top of all this
kinds of changes on top of all this
kinds of changes on top of all this we’ve got our digital technology which
we’ve got our digital technology which
we’ve got our digital technology which is of course creating sentences like
is of course creating sentences like
is of course creating sentences like these which I can’t even read out loud
these which I can’t even read out loud
these which I can’t even read out loud because they’re meant only to be written
because they’re meant only to be written
because they’re meant only to be written and I can’t even say them and pronounce
and I can’t even say them and pronounce
and I can’t even say them and pronounce them right and of course the emoji that
them right and of course the emoji that
them right and of course the emoji that one on the end there is already kind of
one on the end there is already kind of
one on the end there is already kind of primitive it’s out of date the emoji is
primitive it’s out of date the emoji is
primitive it’s out of date the emoji is really the hot cutting edge of
really the hot cutting edge of
really the hot cutting edge of linguistics right now and in fact the
linguistics right now and in fact the
linguistics right now and in fact the prestigious oxford dictionaries which
prestigious oxford dictionaries which
prestigious oxford dictionaries which each year they choose a new word of the
each year they choose a new word of the
each year they choose a new word of the year their word of the year for 2015 was
year their word of the year for 2015 was
year their word of the year for 2015 was this emoji it was really a historic
this emoji it was really a historic
this emoji it was really a historic moment in linguistics was the first time
moment in linguistics was the first time
moment in linguistics was the first time that an emoji was named an actual word
that an emoji was named an actual word
that an emoji was named an actual word and of course the word emoji itself is
and of course the word emoji itself is
and of course the word emoji itself is borrowed from the Japanese and it is
borrowed from the Japanese and it is
borrowed from the Japanese and it is only a matter of time before someone
only a matter of time before someone
only a matter of time before someone writes an entire novel in emojis I’m
writes an entire novel in emojis I’m
writes an entire novel in emojis I’m pretty sure someone somewhere is working
pretty sure someone somewhere is working
pretty sure someone somewhere is working on it right now right and if you add to
on it right now right and if you add to
on it right now right and if you add to all of this crazy language change the
all of this crazy language change the
all of this crazy language change the fact that native speakers are in the
fact that native speakers are in the
fact that native speakers are in the minority and that foreign speakers
minority and that foreign speakers
minority and that foreign speakers that’s two billion non-native speakers
that’s two billion non-native speakers
that’s two billion non-native speakers of English are now really in control of
of English are now really in control of
of English are now really in control of the language we find some really
the language we find some really
the language we find some really interesting predictions about what’s
interesting predictions about what’s
interesting predictions about what’s going to happen next first of all the
going to happen next first of all the
going to happen next first of all the good news is in the next hundred years
good news is in the next hundred years
good news is in the next hundred years or so english spelling is going to be
or so english spelling is going to be
or so english spelling is going to be simplified because of millions of
simplified because of millions of
simplified because of millions of non-native speakers who just are not
non-native speakers who just are not
non-native speakers who just are not going to use those stupid useless silent
going to use those stupid useless silent
going to use those stupid useless silent letters that english is full of and that
letters that english is full of and that
letters that english is full of and that nobody really needs anymore and even
nobody really needs anymore and even
nobody really needs anymore and even more shocking is that under the
more shocking is that under the
more shocking is that under the influence of non-native speakers the
influence of non-native speakers the
influence of non-native speakers the third person singular verb is going to
third person singular verb is going to
third person singular verb is going to lose its
lose its
lose its s or at least something was predict that
s or at least something was predict that
s or at least something was predict that it will what am I talking about I run
it will what am I talking about I run
it will what am I talking about I run you run he run I run you run he run will
you run he run I run you run he run will
you run he run I run you run he run will become normal some linguists are
become normal some linguists are
become normal some linguists are predicting under the influence of
predicting under the influence of
predicting under the influence of non-native speakers who find that stupid
non-native speakers who find that stupid
non-native speakers who find that stupid extra s just completely not necessary
extra s just completely not necessary
extra s just completely not necessary now this is infuriating for native
now this is infuriating for native
now this is infuriating for native speakers like you can’t say here on
speakers like you can’t say here on
speakers like you can’t say here on that’s just wrong and we want to get out
that’s just wrong and we want to get out
that’s just wrong and we want to get out a giant red pen and start correcting the
a giant red pen and start correcting the
a giant red pen and start correcting the entire universe but you know too late
entire universe but you know too late
entire universe but you know too late we’re outnumbered I mean just think
we’re outnumbered I mean just think
we’re outnumbered I mean just think about that for a minute if you’re one of
about that for a minute if you’re one of
about that for a minute if you’re one of those people who’s a little bit
those people who’s a little bit
those people who’s a little bit skeptical of the English language
skeptical of the English language
skeptical of the English language invading the world why are they taking
invading the world why are they taking
invading the world why are they taking over think of how it feels for native
over think of how it feels for native
over think of how it feels for native speakers the whole world stole my
speakers the whole world stole my
speakers the whole world stole my language and they’re using it all wrong
language and they’re using it all wrong
language and they’re using it all wrong and making terrible mistakes and they’re
and making terrible mistakes and they’re
and making terrible mistakes and they’re going to get away with it in the long
going to get away with it in the long
going to get away with it in the long run right and in fact we can’t even
run right and in fact we can’t even
run right and in fact we can’t even really say anymore that there is such a
really say anymore that there is such a
really say anymore that there is such a thing as one standard English language
thing as one standard English language
thing as one standard English language right because what’s happening really is
right because what’s happening really is
right because what’s happening really is English is not taking over english is
English is not taking over english is
English is not taking over english is falling apart english is turning into a
falling apart english is turning into a
falling apart english is turning into a lot of little tiny different local
lot of little tiny different local
lot of little tiny different local varieties and types of english which is
varieties and types of english which is
varieties and types of english which is why linguists have been talking for at
why linguists have been talking for at
why linguists have been talking for at least 20 years about the phenomenon of
least 20 years about the phenomenon of
least 20 years about the phenomenon of world englishes in the plural and of
world englishes in the plural and of
world englishes in the plural and of course next time you turn on your spell
course next time you turn on your spell
course next time you turn on your spell checker you’ll see this right it’s not
checker you’ll see this right it’s not
checker you’ll see this right it’s not just a question of American English or
just a question of American English or
just a question of American English or British English or Australian English
British English or Australian English
British English or Australian English right but it’s Indian English or
right but it’s Indian English or
right but it’s Indian English or Indonesian English or jamaican english
Indonesian English or jamaican english
Indonesian English or jamaican english or caribbean english and my spell
or caribbean english and my spell
or caribbean english and my spell checker has 18 different forms of
checker has 18 different forms of
checker has 18 different forms of english in the spell checker i think
english in the spell checker i think
english in the spell checker i think it’s actually out of date there’s up to
it’s actually out of date there’s up to
it’s actually out of date there’s up to as many as 30 now different forms of
as many as 30 now different forms of
as many as 30 now different forms of world english now croatia is not on the
world english now croatia is not on the
world english now croatia is not on the list you can see it’s missing from the
list you can see it’s missing from the
list you can see it’s missing from the Seas although some day who knows it
Seas although some day who knows it
Seas although some day who knows it really might be and if it ever is
really might be and if it ever is
really might be and if it ever is created into a Croatian English I have a
created into a Croatian English I have a
created into a Croatian English I have a suggestion that I noticed how is English
suggestion that I noticed how is English
suggestion that I noticed how is English used this means English as it is used
used this means English as it is used
used this means English as it is used here in Croatia what are the specific
here in Croatia what are the specific
here in Croatia what are the specific local features well one thing I noticed
local features well one thing I noticed
local features well one thing I noticed is articles those English words a
is articles those English words a
is articles those English words a antha are pretty much optional in
antha are pretty much optional in
antha are pretty much optional in Croatian English if you want to use them
Croatian English if you want to use them
Croatian English if you want to use them if you like them great go ahead nobody
if you like them great go ahead nobody
if you like them great go ahead nobody will stop you but if you don’t really
will stop you but if you don’t really
will stop you but if you don’t really like them you can just leave them out so
like them you can just leave them out so
like them you can just leave them out so English Croatia looks like this right
English Croatia looks like this right
English Croatia looks like this right why we need articles anyway this is
why we need articles anyway this is
why we need articles anyway this is paragraph which is missing all articles
paragraph which is missing all articles
paragraph which is missing all articles article doesn’t exist in Croatian so
article doesn’t exist in Croatian so
article doesn’t exist in Croatian so most people don’t really see need for
most people don’t really see need for
most people don’t really see need for these tiny little words sentence can be
these tiny little words sentence can be
these tiny little words sentence can be understood perfectly without them right
understood perfectly without them right
understood perfectly without them right so this is really croatia nized english
so this is really croatia nized english
so this is really croatia nized english and of course we have the opposite thing
and of course we have the opposite thing
and of course we have the opposite thing is also happening which is english eyes
is also happening which is english eyes
is also happening which is english eyes croatian or what linguists call loan
croatian or what linguists call loan
croatian or what linguists call loan words right we’ve got three english
words right we’ve got three english
words right we’ve got three english words which somehow sneaked into this
words which somehow sneaked into this
words which somehow sneaked into this Croatian conversation saudi friend and
Croatian conversation saudi friend and
Croatian conversation saudi friend and shopping okay but of course what’s so
shopping okay but of course what’s so
shopping okay but of course what’s so interesting is the first thing we need
interesting is the first thing we need
interesting is the first thing we need to do is fix the spelling then we can go
to do is fix the spelling then we can go
to do is fix the spelling then we can go ahead and add the grammar elements okay
ahead and add the grammar elements okay
ahead and add the grammar elements okay now for a lot of people these kind of
now for a lot of people these kind of
now for a lot of people these kind of loan words are kind of fun and
loan words are kind of fun and
loan words are kind of fun and interesting and they’re part of our
interesting and they’re part of our
interesting and they’re part of our everyday life but there are some people
everyday life but there are some people
everyday life but there are some people who are legitimately a little bit
who are legitimately a little bit
who are legitimately a little bit concerned about this and I think that’s
concerned about this and I think that’s
concerned about this and I think that’s true I mean it’s sort of an
true I mean it’s sort of an
true I mean it’s sort of an uncomfortable feeling when you find
uncomfortable feeling when you find
uncomfortable feeling when you find foreign words invading your native
foreign words invading your native
foreign words invading your native language and then you can say hey wait a
language and then you can say hey wait a
language and then you can say hey wait a minute why do we even need to say this
minute why do we even need to say this
minute why do we even need to say this anyway don’t we have perfectly good
anyway don’t we have perfectly good
anyway don’t we have perfectly good words in our own language for these
words in our own language for these
words in our own language for these things I mean what’s going to happen if
things I mean what’s going to happen if
things I mean what’s going to happen if we all keep saying friend what’s going
we all keep saying friend what’s going
we all keep saying friend what’s going to happen to priya Ted I mean it’s
to happen to priya Ted I mean it’s
to happen to priya Ted I mean it’s friend gonna kill off the prea tell the
friend gonna kill off the prea tell the
friend gonna kill off the prea tell the good news is I don’t think so i think
good news is I don’t think so i think
good news is I don’t think so i think priya tell is very safe he will have a
priya tell is very safe he will have a
priya tell is very safe he will have a long and happy life and i’ll tell you
long and happy life and i’ll tell you
long and happy life and i’ll tell you why sometimes when words like this come
why sometimes when words like this come
why sometimes when words like this come into our language sometimes it’s just
into our language sometimes it’s just
into our language sometimes it’s just like fashion it’s just like a trend and
like fashion it’s just like a trend and
like fashion it’s just like a trend and it comes and goes and it doesn’t really
it comes and goes and it doesn’t really
it comes and goes and it doesn’t really last but sometimes it does last and
last but sometimes it does last and
last but sometimes it does last and words really adopt were languages adopt
words really adopt were languages adopt
words really adopt were languages adopt words from other languages kind of
words from other languages kind of
words from other languages kind of permanently into the language okay so do
permanently into the language okay so do
permanently into the language okay so do we need to be worried about that here’s
we need to be worried about that here’s
we need to be worried about that here’s why I don’t think so when that happens
why I don’t think so when that happens
why I don’t think so when that happens it’s usually not that the native
it’s usually not that the native
it’s usually not that the native language word is displaced or kicked out
language word is displaced or kicked out
language word is displaced or kicked out but that the foreign language word fills
but that the foreign language word fills
but that the foreign language word fills a little micro niche that’s just a
a little micro niche that’s just a
a little micro niche that’s just a little bit different from the original
little bit different from the original
little bit different from the original word for example pre Italia who is that
word for example pre Italia who is that
word for example pre Italia who is that that’s somebody you know you like her
that’s somebody you know you like her
that’s somebody you know you like her she’s great and everything ally prava
she’s great and everything ally prava
she’s great and everything ally prava italia veg nesto drugo usako it is a
italia veg nesto drugo usako it is a
italia veg nesto drugo usako it is a sorry that I go for him okay sorry sorry
sorry that I go for him okay sorry sorry
sorry that I go for him okay sorry sorry nishta Ali Oh prosti 12 h munoz billion
nishta Ali Oh prosti 12 h munoz billion
nishta Ali Oh prosti 12 h munoz billion alright and if you think that english is
alright and if you think that english is
alright and if you think that english is simply exporting words into other
simply exporting words into other
simply exporting words into other languages then you obviously haven’t
languages then you obviously haven’t
languages then you obviously haven’t been to starbucks lady because this is
been to starbucks lady because this is
been to starbucks lady because this is what you’ll see there right when you get
what you’ll see there right when you get
what you’ll see there right when you get your chai from crop crème Frappuccino
your chai from crop crème Frappuccino
your chai from crop crème Frappuccino usually that English has taken these
usually that English has taken these
usually that English has taken these words from Italian taken words from
words from Italian taken words from
words from Italian taken words from French stuck them together where’d they
French stuck them together where’d they
French stuck them together where’d they get that word chai by the way and why
get that word chai by the way and why
get that word chai by the way and why did they spell it wrong did they get
did they spell it wrong did they get
did they spell it wrong did they get this from Croatian know or Croatian got
this from Croatian know or Croatian got
this from Croatian know or Croatian got it from some Asian languages of course
it from some Asian languages of course
it from some Asian languages of course spread all over the world so really this
spread all over the world so really this
spread all over the world so really this phenomenon of borrowing and lending and
phenomenon of borrowing and lending and
phenomenon of borrowing and lending and exchanging and changing and adapting
exchanging and changing and adapting
exchanging and changing and adapting words from one language to another is
words from one language to another is
words from one language to another is something that’s naturally and
something that’s naturally and
something that’s naturally and spontaneously happening all over the
spontaneously happening all over the
spontaneously happening all over the world all the time right and we really
world all the time right and we really
world all the time right and we really can’t stop it right and in fact if you
can’t stop it right and in fact if you
can’t stop it right and in fact if you come to my house you will see that what
come to my house you will see that what
come to my house you will see that what we speak in my house is kringle ish all
we speak in my house is kringle ish all
we speak in my house is kringle ish all mixed together alright this is a text
mixed together alright this is a text
mixed together alright this is a text message that i sent to my son the other
message that i sent to my son the other
message that i sent to my son the other day alright and this is how we really
day alright and this is how we really
day alright and this is how we really talk i love this this is this is what
talk i love this this is this is what
talk i love this this is this is what linguists call authentic language and if
linguists call authentic language and if
linguists call authentic language and if you’re laughing now that means you speak
you’re laughing now that means you speak
you’re laughing now that means you speak English right so I hope that some of
English right so I hope that some of
English right so I hope that some of these examples of these real-life ways
these examples of these real-life ways
these examples of these real-life ways in which english is changing is going to
in which english is changing is going to
in which english is changing is going to help you to feel more comfortable and
help you to feel more comfortable and
help you to feel more comfortable and more enjoying in this weird kind of
more enjoying in this weird kind of
more enjoying in this weird kind of brave new a global English world that
brave new a global English world that
brave new a global English world that we’re creating and one thing I think is
we’re creating and one thing I think is
we’re creating and one thing I think is important to remember is that we are the
important to remember is that we are the
important to remember is that we are the ones who are creating it sometimes it
ones who are creating it sometimes it
ones who are creating it sometimes it feels like there’s some person out there
feels like there’s some person out there
feels like there’s some person out there who’s inventing these weird words and
who’s inventing these weird words and
who’s inventing these weird words and then sort of forcing them on us but
then sort of forcing them on us but
then sort of forcing them on us but really everybody who uses the language
really everybody who uses the language
really everybody who uses the language is creating the language and so every
is creating the language and so every
is creating the language and so every time you use a word you’re giving life
time you use a word you’re giving life
time you use a word you’re giving life to that word and spreading it every time
to that word and spreading it every time
to that word and spreading it every time you ignore a word you’re pushing it
you ignore a word you’re pushing it
you ignore a word you’re pushing it towards extinction nobody can force you
towards extinction nobody can force you
towards extinction nobody can force you to use a word that you don’t want to use
to use a word that you don’t want to use
to use a word that you don’t want to use nobody can stop you from creating a new
nobody can stop you from creating a new
nobody can stop you from creating a new word or mixing two words together if you
word or mixing two words together if you
word or mixing two words together if you really want to you don’t have to be
really want to you don’t have to be
really want to you don’t have to be perfect you don’t have to be right you
perfect you don’t have to be right you
perfect you don’t have to be right you only have to be understood so go ahead
only have to be understood so go ahead
only have to be understood so go ahead and use English use your native language
and use English use your native language
and use English use your native language use mixed languages use your hands your
use mixed languages use your hands your
use mixed languages use your hands your face your voice your phone go ahead and
face your voice your phone go ahead and
face your voice your phone go ahead and participate in creating the English of
participate in creating the English of
participate in creating the English of the future thank
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