Article by Risto

English language is a virus. It spreads more quickly than any other language which is in use. It has infected the Internet, newspaper, TV and other languages. A lot of cultures are losing their language heritage. Believe it or not, that is also the case with English! French, German and many other words from foreign cultures have infiltrated English. Linguists from the UK are having concerns that English will become the same as other languages which have lost their true form.
Serbian culture is over a thousand years old. Serbs, known under numerous names, have introduced ground-breaking things, from eating with forks and knifes in the Middle Ages to AC power system in the 19th century to Milanković's cycles at the beginning of the last century, which are still in use today. Even though a fairly developed country, Serbia has been highly influenced by other cultures, as far as it concerns the language. Whichever country Serbia was under, has left its marks. The Byzantine Empire has left the architecture, Turkey the language. As a result of the World War II and Nazis occupation, German overtook many fields of Serbian language. A lot of people people thought that our language would evolve only within its own borders, but this has proven wrong. More and more foreign words are being used as Serbian ones nowadays, with a large predominance of English. This is especially due to the development of the Internet and its reign over young generations, as well as popularity of business management.
Languages are viruses, but at the same time every language should be vaccinated against intruders.