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With the internet came a whole new way of communicating with the world. It also altered the English language in the way that, attention spans got shorter so people abbreviated words and sentences so that "you" became "u" and "by the way" became "btw" as well as countless other phrases.

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With the first email came the modern day computer. This revolutionised the English language with technological words such as "download" (1980), "hardrive" (1973) and "reboot" (1982).

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1857 AD - First Edition of the Oxford Dictionary

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1857 AD - First Edition of the Oxford Dictionary

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The first edition of the Oxford Dictionary took 70 years to finish. After its completion a second edition was needed as the English language was and is ever changing. Many more editions followed

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1755 AD - Dr. Johnston's Dictionary of the English Language

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1755 AD - Dr. Johnston's Dictionary of the English Language

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Dr. Johnston's dictionary of the English language was the first dictionary. It had every word at the time so therefore was incredibly thick. By creating the dictionary, he also created the standard form of spelling for words.

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The King James Bible was the first English translation of the bible. This brought the world of Christianity to English speakers and is still used today.

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When settlers first arrived in America, they named the flora and fauna from words taken from the Indigenous people. American English differed a bit from English English. The American used older English words like "faucet" instead of "taps" and "diapers" instead of "nappies". American English evolved with the influx of immigrants in the US with words such as "cookies' from the Dutch and "Delicatessens" from the German's.

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1601 AD - Beginning of the Era of Science

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1601 AD - Beginning of the Era of Science

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Famous scientists such as Isaac Newton and many more met to discuss their theories and discoveries in England. After discovering Latin was too difficult to understand they switched to their mother tongue - English. From this era cam many words such as "acid" (1626), "gravity" (1641), "tonsil" (1601) and "cardiac" (1601) and many more.

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1583-1914 - Creation and spread of the British Empire

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1583-1914 - Creation and spread of the British Empire

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The imperialism meant that the English language traveled to many countries in the world, spreading the language as well as developing more vocabulary. Some examples are the words "barbeque" from the Caribbean (1650), "nugget" from Australia (1852), "yoga" from India (1820) and "zombie" from Africa (1871).

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Shakespeare implemented more than 2,000 new words and phrases. His works were also very influential in shaping the English language and are still studied today.

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War between England and France. English developed warlike terms - armies, navies, soldiers. English won and emerged as  the language of power.

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1300 AD - French and English begin to blend a bit 

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1300 AD - French and English begin to blend a bit 

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Words for animals such as cow, sheep and pig were named by English farmers. The names of their meat came from the french words - beef, mutton and pork. This language is Middle English.

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The French speaking Normans introduced 10,000 new words and phrases into English. because there was a French speaking King on the throne - William the Conqueror - social classes were separated by language - French autocracy and the Old English peasants.

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700-800 AD - Series of Viking Invasions 

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700-800 AD - Series of Viking Invasions 

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Introduced Old Norse to the Old English

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Christianity introduced the Latin influence over English

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The Roman's had control of England at the time. They protected the native Celts from the Germanic tribes who wanted to invade until their Empire crumbled. The Roman's left and the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes invaded England. The languages were combined to make Anglo-Saxon or Old English