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What were the words that shakespeare gave the English language?
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∙ 11y ago
There are many words Shakespeare invented. Some of the common ones are things like "assassination", "amazement", "generous", "reliance", and "suspicious". There are many less-used terms as well. Shakespeare also invented a great many common phrases or sayings used today. For a more exhaustive list of Shakespeare's word inventions, you can look at the attached link
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What did William Shakespeare do to change the world?
Will drastically changed the English language. He also added new ideas, and gave us an inside look at the time period he lived in which is otherwise porrly recorded.
How did Shakespeare's language get into our language?
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