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minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoBut it’s more of copying, isn’t it? The peoples that the British “take” words from still keep those words.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 hours agoEnglish is actually 3 proto-languages in a trenchcoat that hides in a back alley and shivs other languages when they walk by, then rummages around in their pockets for some spare words.
But it’s more of copying, isn’t it? The peoples that the British “take” words from still keep those words.
English is actually 3 proto-languages in a trenchcoat that hides in a back alley and shivs other languages when they walk by, then rummages around in their pockets for some spare words.