English usage and [email protected]English • 1 year ago

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Explain yourselves 🇬🇧🇺🇸

English usage and [email protected]English • 1 year ago

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2•1 year ago
Probably all romance languages
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  English
  2•1 year ago
  Also in most Germanic languages.
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    English
    1•1 year ago
    But not the Germanic language we all speak.
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      English
      2•1 year ago
      Not that particular Germanic language no. But in most others.

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