The Ever-changing English Language Over the years, the English language has changed in many ways. Through travel and colonization, the language spread like wildfire. From country to country, the dialect changed and formed different English. Of all these, American English is one of the most understood. Dominating the United States, American English has changed majorly in meaning. Three main areas of change are hyperboles and understatements, elevation and degradation, and generalization and specification,. The first …showed first 75 words of 390 total…

…showed last 75 words of 390 total…one time were general but are now specific. An example of specification is "corn". The former meaning originally meant "any grain", but now refers to "maize." Through hyperboles, understatements, elevation, degradation, generalization, and specification, the American English language has changed greatly. From colonial days to the new millenium, the dialect has grown with its country and its people. Hopefully, American English will survive to see the turn of the next millenium, and maybe even more.