callmepk@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoNice clean shoeslemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down17
arrow-up1348arrow-down1imageNice clean shoeslemmy.worldcallmepk@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareseSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 months agoTo be pedantic that’s not grammar but orthography (which in English is even weirder). English is just a mutant amalgamation of Germanic, Romance and Celtic languages and man, it shows.
minus-squareHaveYouPaidYourDues@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoThree languages in a trench coat
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-211 months agoThere’s very little Celtic in modern English. Old Germanic, Latin, and French (which is derived from Latin) are the biggest contributors.
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoFrench is technically a romance language but it is very different from the others.
minus-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoWhat’s up with the +1 heart on this comment?
minus-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYeah. I’ve since figured it out. It’s just the net up verse down vote count. Actually somewhat useful for quick glancing.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoMashing together all the languages into a Frankenstein form of communication is English grammar. It has nothing to do with birds!
minus-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoExcept for the reason why we have different words for ‘chicken’ while it’s alive, and ‘poultry’ after it’s been slaughtered.
To be pedantic that’s not grammar but orthography (which in English is even weirder). English is just a mutant amalgamation of Germanic, Romance and Celtic languages and man, it shows.
Three languages in a trench coat
There’s very little Celtic in modern English. Old Germanic, Latin, and French (which is derived from Latin) are the biggest contributors.
Don’t forget French.
French is technically a romance language but it is very different from the others.
What’s up with the +1 heart on this comment?
Extra life
Are you on Jerboa by any chance?
Yeah. I’ve since figured it out. It’s just the net up verse down vote count. Actually somewhat useful for quick glancing.
Mashing together all the languages into a Frankenstein form of communication is English grammar. It has nothing to do with birds!
Except for the reason why we have different words for ‘chicken’ while it’s alive, and ‘poultry’ after it’s been slaughtered.