English language

The English language is a West Germanic language which developed in the modern-day United Kingdom in the 5th century AD. Over the next 2500 years, English first grew into a world language and by the 31st century it had become the  of Earth and most of the known Universe. In Futurama, it is spoken by an unknown, but likely immense, number of humans, aliens, and robots.

Trivia

 * Aliens that speak English is a common trope in science fiction, with well known examples being Star Trek and . See here for more examples.
 * Further, the alien languages that do exist in Futurama are simply ciphers of the English language, replacing the Latin alphabet with different symbols.
 * English is a, evidenced by the number of words invented by the writers.

Quotes

 * Because the show is originally written in English, only quotes that specifically reference the English language should be included.