Mubelotix@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agoEurope's English Skillsjlai.luimagemessage-square153linkfedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down112 cross-posted to: europe@jlai.lu
arrow-up1386arrow-down1imageEurope's English Skillsjlai.luMubelotix@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square153linkfedilink cross-posted to: europe@jlai.lu
minus-squareSchadrachlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s weird that both France and Germany are as low down the list as they are, since English is a Germanic language with an absolute fuckton of words rooted from French.
minus-squareWitziger_Waschbaer@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoWell, not too long ago there was a part of Germany where people learned Russian instead of English. The French just hate English I guess.
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThe common ancestor of standard German and English is ~1600 years old. Quite different languages grammatically.
It’s weird that both France and Germany are as low down the list as they are, since English is a Germanic language with an absolute fuckton of words rooted from French.
Well, not too long ago there was a part of Germany where people learned Russian instead of English. The French just hate English I guess.
The common ancestor of standard German and English is ~1600 years old. Quite different languages grammatically.