Languages are generally simplified by contact with other languages, and because of the Norman Invasion, and later the British Empire, English has had a lot of o

Languages are generally simplified by contact with other languages, and because of the Norman Invasion, and later the British Empire, English has had a lot of of contact. Inversely, the more isolated a language is (e.g., by mountain ranges or seas) the more complex and idiosyncratic it tends to become. So yes, English has historically adapted more quickly than many other languages, but this doesn’t have anything to do with the language itself.