Some facts about English language
Where does English come from?
We can't answer that question exactly, but here's a recipe we came across the other day:
50 grammes Greek
75 grammes Latin
400 grammes Anglo Saxon
150 grammes Norse
300 grammes French (flavoured with Latin and Greek)
25 grammes other mixed languages
Mix all the ingredients together.
Cook slowly for 1,000 years ( Read more... )
We can't answer that question exactly, but here's a recipe we came across the other day:
50 grammes Greek
75 grammes Latin
400 grammes Anglo Saxon
150 grammes Norse
300 grammes French (flavoured with Latin and Greek)
25 grammes other mixed languages
Mix all the ingredients together.
Cook slowly for 1,000 years ( Read more... )
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i wish english stayed truer to its german roots.
to see = sehen
i see = ich sehe
i saw = ich sah
hmm... looks kinda similar... :P
in any case, this was an interesting post... thanks!
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I also heard that English and German were from the same group of languages.
Oh, I should add German in my wishlist! I like it)))
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