William Shakespeare's impact on the English language is unparalleled. He is credited with introducing over 1,700 words to the English vocabulary by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, and adding prefixes and suffixes. Common words like 'eyeball,' 'swagger,' 'gossip,' 'lonely,' and 'fashionable' all made their first recorded appearance in his plays. Beyond individual words, he popularized hundreds of idioms still used today, such as 'break the ice,' 'heart of gold,' and 'wild goose chase.' His ability to capture the complexities of human emotion through linguistic innovation allowed Early Modern English to become a more expressive and flexible medium. It is estimated that a person uses a phrase coined by the 'Bard of Avon' every day without even realizing it.