For the literature lovers (and also for those who are not exactly into books), William Shakespeare will always be regarded as the Father of English. Yes, yes, Geoffrey Chaucer is considered to be the Father of English literature and I exaggerated a little bit there, but I have reasons.
The language has been around since the time undefined, but of course, it is not God send either. And for those who might not be aware of this, it is the master playwright and the greatest writer in the history of English literature, William Shakespeare, who is regarded as the inventor of as many 1,700 in English. Sure, many words of the language are known to be inspired versions from other languages, but words like ‘majestic’, ‘hurry’, ‘lonely’, that we use every once in a while are a few of the many useful gifts from Mr. Shakespeare.
While it is not to say with assurance that it is he who originally coined them all, it is to stress on the fact that it is him who is regarded as the man behind these words and expressions.
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Just as we have Mr. Newton to thank for the ‘three laws of motion’, Mr. Einstein for ‘theory of relativity’, Mr. Edison for the very first light bulb, and Mr. Graham Bell for the telephone; don’t you think it only makes sense to thank Mr. Shakespeare for the many words that he coined, the words that we use in innumerable aspects of daily life?
