English
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English, originally the language of England. The current form of the English language is in the era known as Late Modern English, having already been through three earlier incarnations. Its roots lie in the northern Germanic languages of Celtic Europe which it is speculated the Asgard originally helped contribute towards.
After the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, the original Celtic language was merged with the Germanic languages. Influences also from the Vikings were seeded and the invasion of Britain by the Normans contributed vastly as well in terms of French.
It is currently one of the most widely spoken languages on the planet Earth and has no doubt expanded its influence into the the Milky Way and Pegasus Galaxies.
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- The producers make almost all newly encountered people on alien planets speak English for the sake of convenient storytelling. The characters on the shows seem to be generally unaware of the "miracle English" phenomenon, although it was subtly parodied in the episode "Wormhole X-Treme!" of Stargate SG-1.
- In a few episodes of Stargate SG-1, characters appear to be speaking English but are most likely to be speaking an other language. For example the Goa'uld meeting in Summit and the Ancients in the beginning of Stargate: The Ark of Truth.
