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.
(Äk-sÄsâ²É-bÉl). adj. 1. Easily approached or entered. 2. Easily obtained: accessible money.erman and Spanish are accessible to foreigners: English is not accessible even to Englishmen. Pygmalion by Shaw, George Bernard View in context. With books so inexpensive and accessible to all as they are to-day, no one need run any risks of marrying the wrong woman.