Donât forget the ancient Latin that a bunch of scholars pulled in during the 1600s because the French descendants werenât fancy enough.
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Zephorah@discuss.online â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠agoOne of my multilingual friends call English the mixed playdoh version of French and German.
wander1236@sh.itjust.works â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
It is at least 3 languages in a trenchcoat.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
One time in high school, I dissociated so hard that I temporarily couldnât understand spoken English. Tbf, I did it intentionally just to see if I could (as nerds do when theyâre bored in gym class.) It was very interesting. English sounded like a softer German with French pronunciations, which tracks. I thought it sounded pleasant. I still want to know what non-Native English speakers think, but it was fun to listen to English âfrom the outsideâ for a few minutes.
If you're curious,
I was on the loud, busy bleachers with many other people. I decided to concentrate on the sounds I heard, and only on the sounds, without attempting to understand anything that was said. At some point itâs like my comprehension disengaged and I was in a sea of meaningless chatter. It should be noted that I am neurodivergent, so perhaps it was easier for me to concentrate on pure sensory information? Who knows. I sure donât.
If anybody else has had this experience, Iâm curious what it was like for you, too.
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Havenât tried.
There was an italian singer that made an âamericanâ song with made up words, it was a huge hit apparently. Like in the sixties or something, might give you the feeling of it too.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Hahaha, thatâs pretty good!
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I hate it honestly. The french spent centuries ruling England and messing up our language just for the rest of the world to make fun of us for it as if itâs our fault.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
âWah, Iâm the British, and Iâm upset about being colonizedâ thatâs what you sound like
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Iâm american but the romans and french taught them how to do it.
And if anyone calls me british ever again there will be consequences
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Oh no, an american threatening consequences. What are you going to do, impose tariffs?
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Nice try, but if you were really american, youâd spell it conzequences.
deHaga@feddit.uk â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Itâs spelt colonised
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I would pronounce that âcolon-icedâ
HowAbt2day@futurology.today â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Nice try Mr. Italiano.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Domo rigatoni, Mr Roboto