The Picard Maneuver to Data is BeautifulEnglish • 2 months agoIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.imagemessage-square110arrow-up1532arrow-down114
arrow-up1518arrow-down1imageIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.The Picard Maneuver to Data is BeautifulEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square110
minus-squarehendriklinkfedilink0•2 months agoIsn’t it the other way round? The english having bludgeoned the other languages and made the result theirs? And english and german both are west germanic languages and share a common ancestor.
minus-square@chonglibloodsportlinkEnglish8•2 months agoNo. English got its French words after William the Conqueror of Normandy (France) invaded England and conquered the Anglo Saxons.
Isn’t it the other way round? The english having bludgeoned the other languages and made the result theirs? And english and german both are west germanic languages and share a common ancestor.
No. English got its French words after William the Conqueror of Normandy (France) invaded England and conquered the Anglo Saxons.