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English Breakfast: Basic meal of cereal, juice, eggs, meats, and other beverages. Common with most hotels in the uk/great britain.

Oxford English Dictionary: This fat, twelve+ volume work functions as an historical dictionary of English. It is generally considered the most authoritative and scholarly dictionary of English available--with nearly 3 . . . View Full Definition

Old English: Also known as Anglo-Saxon, Old English is the ancestor of Middle English and Modern English. It is a Germanic language that was introduced to the British Isles by tribes such as the Angles, . . . View Full Definition

Modern English: The English language as spoken between about 1450 and the modern day. The language you are speaking now and the language Shakespeare spoke are both considered examples of Modern English. Mod . . . View Full Definition

Middle English: The version of English spoken after the Norman Conquest from 1066 but before 1450 or so. Before the Norman Conquest, the common version of English was Old English or Anglo-Saxon, a Germanic . . . View Full Definition

Periods Of English Literature: The common historical eras scholars use to divide literature into comprehensible sections through periodization. Dividing literature into these sometimes arbitrary periods allows us to bette . . . View Full Definition

World English: English as used worldwide or internationally and the common features of this international English.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): An English language proficiency examination usually required of college and university applicants whose native language is not English.

Standard English: The more prestigious variety of English described in prescriptivist dictionaries and grammars, taught by instructors, and used for public affairs. Typically the standard version of a languag . . . View Full Definition

School Breakfast Program: Permanently authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Federal funding is provided in the form of cash reimbursements for each breakfast served, varied in amount by the family income of . . . View Full Definition