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minus-squarejanNatan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·20 hours agoActually, English is a Germanic language. However, you are right that this specific word in English is not Germanic.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·16 hours agoEnglish is a chimera that ate the faces of 3 other languages and wears their skins
minus-squarerustydrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoEnglish is the Dawson’s Creek Trapper Keeper Ultra Keeper Futura S 2000 of languages.
Actually, English is a Germanic language. However, you are right that this specific word in English is not Germanic.
English is a chimera that ate the faces of 3 other languages and wears their skins
English is the Dawson’s Creek Trapper Keeper Ultra Keeper Futura S 2000 of languages.
Most words in English aren’t.
Those damn French.