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Posted on 2/16/16 at 9:57 pm to 14&Counting
Posted on 2/16/16 at 9:57 pm to 14&Counting
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I can't understand a word of it....as bad as German.....
French, Spanish I can understand but can't read a word of that shite
It's because Spanish and French derive from the same origin language as English. You can see English words within Spanish and French words.
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Posted on 2/16/16 at 10:41 pm to South Alabama Tide
English actually a Germanic language, while Spanish and French are Romance languages. it just seems that way because there was lots of Latin and especially French/Norman influence in old English, so there was a lot of cross pollination between the two.
This post was edited on 2/16/16 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 2/17/16 at 8:22 am to South Alabama Tide
You're almost right, and yet you miss the very heart of it.
English is derived from Germanic (Not German!), Spanish and French are derived from Latin. English doesn't really have much in common with Spanish or French, though admittedly the languages do share some words and Latin prefixes/suffixes.
English is derived from Germanic (Not German!), Spanish and French are derived from Latin. English doesn't really have much in common with Spanish or French, though admittedly the languages do share some words and Latin prefixes/suffixes.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 8:40 am to South Alabama Tide
Yeah I know...they are Latin based languages.....and I took years of Latin in high school....in addition to French and Spanish. I can't speak either anymore but can read it and get the jist of it.... I used to be able read Latin as well.....German or Polish, can't understand any of it.
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