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English may refer to:
In other uses:
  • English (surname), people with the family name English
  • 76% English, a 2006 television programme shown on British broadcaster Channel 4
  • English Electric, a former British electrical engineering and aircraft manufacturer
  • English horn, a woodwind musical instrument
  • English Opening, a chess opening
  • ENGLISH (programming language)
  • English major, an academic curriculum involving the study of English literature or English writing at a post-secondary level, a student taking this curriculum, or a student who has completed and graduated from it
  • English, a chiefly American expression for side spin in cue sports
  • The avoirdupois system of weights

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Study guide

Up to date as of January 14, 2010

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German
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{{Translator deu-eng}}		 German-Spanish
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English
{{eng}}		 English-German
{{Translator eng-deu}}		 English-Spanish
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Spanish
{{spa}}		 Spanish-German
{{Translator spa-deu}}		 Spanish-English
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1911 encyclopedia

Up to date as of January 14, 2010

From LoveToKnow 1911

.There is more than one meaning of English discussed in the 1911 Encyclopedia.^ YOU belong there more than a baby cub belongs with his mother.
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Sometimes, I like to see more than one, but I always pay for all of them.
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Alrighty mr I just wanted you to know you have one more fan out there.
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .We are planning to let all links go to the correct meaning directly, but for now you will have to search it out from the list below by yourself.^ Fliped out becouse of the fame if you now what i mean!
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Anyway, it's gonna kill me to have to say goodbye to that show (well probably not as much as you) but seriously, I"m a bit pressed over the show (and you lol ) Anyway that's all I have to say by now .
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ So I'm re-watching Garden State, and I know you must be bored by now with all the "loved the film, man!"
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .If you want to change the link that led you here yourself, it would be appreciated.^ You could talk to the people who made this website to fix this, because you yourself are a great spamhater I read :) Would be very nice.
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Hey Zach I dont know if you would actually read this but i want to tell you that your awesome.
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ And find yourself a nice girl, would you?
  • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Wiktionary

Up to date as of January 15, 2010

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

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Contents

English

Most common English words: hope « er « children « #319: English » sure » indeed » leave

Etymology

From Old English Englisc < Engle (“‘the Angles’”), a Germanic tribe).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ĭng'glĭsh, IPA: /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/, /ˈiŋglɪʃ/, SAMPA: /"INglIS/
  •  Audio (US)help, file
  • Hyphenation: Eng‧lish

Adjective

English (comparative more English, superlative most English)
Positive
English
Comparative
more English
Superlative
most English
  1. English-language; of or pertaining to the English language.
  2. Of or pertaining to England or its people.
  3. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
    an English ton

Translations

of or pertaining to the English language
of or pertaining to England
of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system
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Proper noun

Singular
English
Plural
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English
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  1. The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and other parts of the world.^ So I'm re-watching Garden State, and I know you must be bored by now with all the "loved the film, man!"
    • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ I have watched Scrubs for a while now, but so far Garden State has had the biggest impact on me then all your other things.
    • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ My next step is to buy all the seasons on DVD. There are literally no other quality comedies on the air right now.
    • : : : ZACHBRAFF : : : - Hi there. 18 January 2010 6:33 UTC www.zachbraff.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
    English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
  2. (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
    The Scottish and English have a history of conflict.

Usage notes

  • The name of the language, English, when it means "the English language", does not assume an article.
  • The people as a collective noun requires the definite article "the" or a demonstrative adjective.

Translations

the English language
person from England
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Noun

Singular
English
English (uncountable)
  1. One’s ability to employ the English language correctly.
    My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.
  2. The English-language term or expression for something.
    What’s the English for ‘à peu près’?
  3. Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise.
    The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.

Translations

one’s ability to employ the English language
English-language term or expression
specific language or wording

Verb

Infinitive
to English
Third person singular
Englishes
Simple past
Englished
Past participle
Englished
Present participle
Englishing
to English (third-person singular simple present Englishes, present participle Englishing, simple past and past participle Englished)
  1. (archaic) To render into English.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York 2001, p. 214:
      [...] severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc. I spare to English this which I have said.

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Wikibooks

Up to date as of January 23, 2010
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.Books in this subject area deal with the English language.^ By Jason Kottke • Jan 19, 2007 • infoviz language snowclones English Sentences Without Overt Grammatical Subjects, or .
  • language (kottke.org) 16 January 2010 12:13 UTC www.kottke.org [Source type: General]

 ^ By Jason Kottke • Oct 25, 2006 • books language quotations Glossary of 1920s English slang.
  • language (kottke.org) 16 January 2010 12:13 UTC www.kottke.org [Source type: General]

 ^ The book contains 4448 pages and nearly every word in the English language (according to the OED).
  • language (kottke.org) 16 January 2010 12:13 UTC www.kottke.org [Source type: General]
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