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.
A meme (pronounced /miËm/)[1] is a popular neologism for the term cultural trait; that is, a learned thought, feeling, or behavior. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods.