The lifespan of Modern English took place during the English Renaissance, hence the surprising evolutions that occurred within it (Myers 166). After the Renaissance came the Age of Reason, and it is during this period that language becomes recognizable to this day (Smith 9). The most common example of early modern English is the fact that Shakespeare wrote in it and has the greatest similarities to the present day; the language changed from synthetic to more analytical, and relied less on inflectional endings and more on word order to convey information (Durkin 1). Early modern English is the premise for the ever-evolving language spoken by millions of people