This article focuses on the sociological aspects of the lexical influence of English on Greek and the influx of English words into the Greek language. More spefically, in the first part the author provides an outline of those factors operative in Greek language, which have given rise to the widespread use of English words. In the second part the author discusses some attitudes among Greeks towards their own language and their reaction to the increasing use of English words. Finally, the author focuses on the influence of English on spoken and written Greek as the outcome of these attitudes to Greek and English respectively.