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<\/a>My husband loves Poland!<\/p><\/div>\n
\nMore recently, with the advent of what’s called ‘Modern Polish’, the language has been influenced heavily by globalisation, and indeed, the course of the country’s history in the last few centuries. Not only has the language become a symbol of identity to the Polish people – being a way to maintain separation from the territory’s various 20th century invaders – but Polish remains the second most widely spoken language in the Slavic group<\/strong>, topped only by Russian. Modern Polish is also marked by an increase in English and English-American words that are being assimilated more and more into the Polish system.<\/p>\n Did you know that the first known full sentence in Polish comes from \u201cKsi\u0119ga Henrykowska\u201d from 1270<\/strong> and relates to the description of daily life at that time. The husband says to his wife: “Daj, a\u0107 ja pobrusz\u0119, a ty poczywaj”<\/strong> (loosely\u00a0translated: “Relax Honey, today I will do the dishes.”). It is an undeniable proof that Polish feminism roots date back to the 13th century. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n \nWith such a rich history, and so many ‘close calls’, where Polish was literally almost wiped from the linguistic environment of Eastern Europe just as it was physically wiped from the map, it is easy to see why the Polish people are so indelibly proud of their language. This also means they often like to protect its reputation as one of the most difficult in the world. But, I implore you, don’t let this put you off!<\/p>\n I’m proud to be Polish!<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you know that around the world, there are almost\u2026 50 million people who speak Polish! Of course, most of them live in Poland, but large Polish-speaking communities can also be found in USA, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Argentina, Brasil and Belarus. However, don\u2019t be surprised if you meet a Polish speaker in Denmark, Estonia…<\/p>\n