The Importance Of The English Language

Sometime in the late eighties of the last millennium,we left the Industrial Age behind and crossed over to the age of Information Technology. The computer has revolutionised our lives and the way we think. This technological wonder, which was once used by only the richest companies and wealthiest governments, has become part and parcel of almost every individual in a developed or developing country. Due to this fact, the use of the English language has catapulted to the pinnacle of languages used in a modern society as it is, after all,the choice medium of most computer system. Common programming languages for the computer like C++ and web authoring languages like Java use pseudo English. Propagation of news, ideas, opinions and views on the Internet are mostly English. Besides this, the United States where most technological advancements and latest scientific reseach take place, use English to document their discoveries. This has also led to the massive increase in new English words which many other languages had to borrow to keep up with the latest developments.