Modern English

English language that is currently in use

Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the great vowel shift, completed in roughly 1550.Despite some differences in vocabulary, material from the early 17th century, such as the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible, is considered to be in Modern English, or more specifically, they are referred to as Early Modern English, and most people who are fluent in the English of the early 21st century can read these books with little difficulty.
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Noun
1. English since about 1450
(hypernym) English, English language