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 area of change consists of hyperboles and understatements. …
