What Does English Mean To Me

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What English Means to Me Macey Lare English is a language spoken all around the world, whether you are across the Atlantic over in Europe, or even way over in Dubai. They still speak English. I have had the ability to speak English since I was born, and have never had to learn it as a second language which is pretty lucky. Other people are not as lucky and have to take a lot of time and effort to learn it. English is an important language and has a different meaning to everyone, but this is what it means to me. There are over 1 billion people in this world that speak English, and I have learned that already knowing how has helped me greatly. When I was 9 I moved to Sweden and the only language that I knew was English and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to speak to anyone. I was wrong because almost everyone over there spoke English, I could live my day as I normally would and have no problems. I did take the time to learn some Swedish for emergency situations, but it was never a need for me. …show more content…

It is amazing how you can understand one language perfectly, and others have no idea what it means. Everyone learns in their own ways, and being able to live through experiences that no one else can live through was pretty spectacular. I got to learn about cultures around the world, and how different they were from my own. Like how in Sweden during the spring they have a festival where they cover a cross in flowers and grass. In Denmark it is a huge part of their culture to eat fish, everyone eats it, and you can get it on every corner that you turn. Then you come to America where we have a day to celebrate our independence and how we are able to be so

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