english language for all my niggas

The English language is constantly and inevitably changing and this will positively impact the way we communicate with each other

The English language has been used by humans for over 1400 years and undergoes changes every day to better integrate with our interactions and humanity’s innovations. Because of these constant changes being made to the language, many people feel that English is changing too quickly and that they cannot keep up with its changes. However, this change is inherently a good thing because of how these words some might deem “unnecessary” could prove to be widely implemented into everyday conversation sometime in the future.

Although every language undergoes change, some languages change at a much more stagnant rate. For example, the Japanese language has stayed very consistent for about 1,000 years.In English, works such as William Shakespeare’s plays are written in an “outdated” English, one that can be difficult to understand to native English speakers. Words such as ‘thy’ and ‘thou’ are rare to encounter in a regular conversation these days, but why were words such as these so commonly used 400-500 years ago?

The purpose of language is to make it as easy as possible for us humans to communicate with each other. Back in Shakespeare’s era, words such as ‘tweeting’ did not exist because Twitter didn’t exist either. The reason language changes is so we can keep up with our changes innovations. For example, the word ‘thou’ was most commonly used to refer to somebody of lower social class. Eventually, because of how social class became more fluid and interaction increased between classes, people just started using the word ‘you’ instead, to not risk accidentally offending somebody. Small historical events and changes completely alter language because we, as humans, find it easier to interact and exchange conversation without the use of words such as ‘thou’, because we have deemed them unnecessary. So although you can view a word such as ‘amazeballs’ as a threat the the mere existence of our language, just keep in mind that people probably used to think the same about the word ‘you’ which everybody now uses every day in regular conversation. Or maybe the use of this word is just a phase and in a year’s time, it will be completely irrelevant. The choice of whether to keep, change or get rid of in the English language is up to its speakers.