And people who don't read make fun of you for it. - eviltoast
  • BambiDiego@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    5 months ago

    Using a Latin alphabet. Using Germanic pronunciation. Borrowing words from Spanish. Stealing words from French. Changing accent to avoid sounding Gaelic.

    I have always loved the analogy that English isn’t a language, it’s three bilingual children stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat and arguing about bologna.

    • Classy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      I have heard it analogized that English is a language that follows other languages into dark alleys to beat them up and steal their words.