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English and British English
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Indeed, I understand french and I see soo many words in French which sound similar in English. That's why personally I feel English today should be considered a form of Latin.
Of course, there are german words which have creeped into our vocabulary like "father" and "brother", but in the big picture it's very small.
English has words from many languages. For example, from India we get words such as bungalow and pyjamas.
not even close
http://web.me.com/schuffelen/Site/duengero.html
the common everyday words are of German original although the parallel evolution of other Germanic languages obscures the similarities.
English has some Latin or Romance language words and of course the alphabet (which a lot of other languages adapted) but that's it. The grammar and the syntax is radically different and most of those words are only used in high level stuff such as writing versus common everyday speech.
Japanese is closer to being a Chinese language than English is to a Latin one.
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Seriously? Why even bring this up? It's not even a fact FFS, so unless it was you have no right in saying it.Besides, without us Americans the British would be the largest German-speaking province of the Soviet Union.
Just remember, though, Latin entered this dicussion because you wrote:
So which is it?
Sorry to correct a fellow Limey, but what is now called the US of A was discovered long before I imagine anyone in the world was speaking any form of English - There were people there way before us Europeans stumbled over it
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Besides, without us Americans the British would be the largest German-speaking province of the Soviet Union.
You might want to check out the Battle of Britain (in about two years, of course, after you finish sitting on your hands;-p). A Nazi invasion was not on the cards.In response to the Soviet scenario, if Britain had recognised the Confederacy during the (Second) American Civil War then the US might be an awful lot smaller today!
Just remember, though, Latin entered this dicussion because you wrote:
So which is it?
I think he's a bit confused.
English is not even close to being a non latin language, I regularly read French texts and although it's very different it's not like English to mandarin. If you get your teeth into it it can come become very clear. I'm not too convinced I could say the same with german.
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Don't get it. I'm Australian and Sunday has ever been the first day of the week.
Wow, didn't think this thread would take off like that!
Yeah, I speak Quebec french and the France French often compare it to the "Texan english" accent.
Yeah, I speak Quebec french and the France French often compare it to the "Texan english" accent.
English is a standard Germanic language.
I do think though, that it should be British English, and English -> American English.
I remember my English teacher talking to use about American and British English. I vaguely recall him saying that American English is a simplified and refactored, yet not refined, larger dialect, rising after the incorporation of various racial mixtures in the United States.
Colour -> Color
Color is easier to spell, as opposed to Colour.
I do think though, that it should be British English, and English -> American English.
I remember my English teacher talking to use about American and British English. I vaguely recall him saying that American English is a simplified and refactored, yet not refined, larger dialect, rising after the incorporation of various racial mixtures in the United States.
Colour -> Color
Color is easier to spell, as opposed to Colour.
But we discovered the iPhone, so suck it.
Actually, I think you'll find that it is an Englishman who runs the industrial design department at Apple.
Ughhh... Canadian French makes my ears bleed.
I learned to speak French in Paris. So not only do I speak French with a thick Parisian accent, I can't understand a damn thing the French Canadians say (unless they're speaking English).
It's funny. It's like someone from India going to Boston to learn to speak English and going back saying, "I'm going to pahhk the cahh in Havahhd yahhd."
My favourite at the moment is that Americans call criossants "American Doughnuts".
Cracks me up!
Cracks me up!
When I first started visiting this site I would always type "www.macrumours.com" and then have to try again. I should really tell Arn about his typo.
