callmepk@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoNice clean shoeslemmy.worldimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageNice clean shoeslemmy.worldcallmepk@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareseSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoTo be pedantic that’s not grammar but orthography (which in English is even weirder). English is just a mutant amalgamation of Germanic, Romance and Celtic languages and man, it shows.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoThere’s very little Celtic in modern English. Old Germanic, Latin, and French (which is derived from Latin) are the biggest contributors.
minus-squareHaveYouPaidYourDues@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThree languages in a trench coat
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoFrench is technically a romance language but it is very different from the others.
minus-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhat’s up with the +1 heart on this comment?
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoMashing together all the languages into a Frankenstein form of communication is English grammar. It has nothing to do with birds!
minus-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoExcept for the reason why we have different words for ‘chicken’ while it’s alive, and ‘poultry’ after it’s been slaughtered.
To be pedantic that’s not grammar but orthography (which in English is even weirder). English is just a mutant amalgamation of Germanic, Romance and Celtic languages and man, it shows.
There’s very little Celtic in modern English. Old Germanic, Latin, and French (which is derived from Latin) are the biggest contributors.
Three languages in a trench coat
Don’t forget French.
French is technically a romance language but it is very different from the others.
What’s up with the +1 heart on this comment?
Are you on Jerboa by any chance?
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Mashing together all the languages into a Frankenstein form of communication is English grammar. It has nothing to do with birds!
Except for the reason why we have different words for ‘chicken’ while it’s alive, and ‘poultry’ after it’s been slaughtered.