Sunday, April 21, 2024

is English just a form of French?

In recent news, a French scholar declared that English is merely badly pronounced French. But is the reality really that simple? Despite the numerous Latinate words, English is usually classified as a Germanic language. The following video takes a reasonable stance on the issue:





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1 comment:

  1. NeilApril 21, 2024 at 10:35:00 AM GMT+9

    Pretty sure the Chinese invented English, like they did kimchi and football.
    Anyway French these days is just English words with Le stuck in front.
    https://www.fluentu.com/blog/french/english-words-used-in-french/

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