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@BadBitchJordynn "Oko" means eye in old Russian and modern Ukrainian. It's interesting that plural for "oko" is "ochi". Compare to "occhi" in Italian.
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English is in no way a Romance language, it is Germanic through and through, only some words are romance. That is all. It would be wrong to say that its surface is Romance, what you are simply stating that it looks like a romance language. I know and understand that it is a mixture, I know 100% of how the language was formed. Some words are Romance, and English is special because its linguistic building blocks are unique.
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@MrDeano258 Yes, I know, anyway the thing is I was a bit sarcastic concerning the Romanian language by comparing its features with English. I realize English is a Germanic language.
However it's known that English has somehow special status. Roughly speaking it's a mixture of two languages or should I say three if I count Latin. Those words aren't even borrowed, they are fused together in one group/language. English has a Germanic core but the surface is Romance.
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@SloveintzWend No that's not what I'm proving to you. You stated that English is a Latin based language which I proved you wrong in. It is a Germanic based language, and just like many other languages has borrowed words from Latin. We have a large amount of French words due to the Invasion of 1066 but that is it. I think that 90% of the words of in this paragraph are Germanic derived.
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@MrDeano258 Maybe, but still you're not able to explain what you think/believe without using French/Latin words. There are numerous other words in English that are of Latin/French origin.
For example some words you used: "similarities" is of French/Latin origin, "language" is of Latin origin, "origin" itself is of Latin origin.
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I believe/think that what I have said is right.
Ich denke dass, was Ich habe gesagt richtig ist.
Jeg tror at det jeg har sagt er riktig.
Ik geloof dat wat ik heb gezegd recht is.
See the similarities? Let's try some romance languages:
Je crois que ce que j'ai dit est juste.
Credo che ciò che ho detto è giusto.
Creo que lo que he dicho es correcto.
English is a Germanic language. The only words that a of french origin are words that end in -tion- or -sion- which are borrowed.
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@MrDeano258 75%? Possibly, if you talk really puristically.
Once you leave vulgar vocabulary you're in French/Latin.
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@SloveintzWend That is rubbish, about 75% of english's vocabulary is Germanic.
for example
My name is SloveintzWend and I am a bit of a shit spreader
Mein Name ist SloveintzWend und ich bin ein bisschen ein Scheiß Streuer
Mit navn er SloveintzWend og jeg er lidt af en skit sprederen
Mijn naam is SloveintzWend en ik ben een beetje een shit spreader
See the similarities? Let's try a romance language, French:
Mon nom est SloveintzWend et je suis un peu d'un épandeur de la merde
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@BadBitchJordynn yes, it is) Just another word for 'eye', older than 'glaz'.
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those are crusty toes
russian sounds so cool
hxasmirl 2 years ago 55
@hxasmirl
а ты как думал ? это же Великий и Могучий Русский язык ! = ))
Taft369 1 year ago 6