By the time anything resembling a language policy was introduced, English had already reached all corners of the globe. For example, English-speaking puritans were not the only Europeans to arrive in North America: Spanish, French, Dutch and German were also widely spoken.
immemorial - long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; time immemorial. old - of long duration; not new; old tradition; old house; old wine; old country; old friendships; old money.
Definition. Conduct or philosophy based on (or one who adopts) the cynical beliefs of Niccolo NiccolÃ² (machiavelli-1469) 1527 whose (name in popular) perception is synonymous with deception and duplicity in management and. statecraft