Comment on Nice clean shoes

• HaveYouPaidYourDues@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Three languages in a trench coat

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• samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  There’s very little Celtic in modern English. Germanic, Latin, and French (which is derived from Latin) are the biggest contributors.

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• puppy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Don’t forget French.

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  • Soup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    French is technically a romance language but it is very different from the others.

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  • stoicmaverick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    What’s up with the +1 heart on this comment?

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    • puppy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Are you on Jerboa by any chance?

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      • stoicmaverick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Yeah. I’ve since figured it out. It’s just the net up verse down vote count. Actually somewhat useful for quick glancing.

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    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Extra life

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• snooggums@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Mashing together all the languages into a Frankenstein form of communication is English grammar.

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  • stoicmaverick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Except for the reason why we have different words for ‘chicken’ while it’s alive, and ‘poultry’ after it’s been slaughtered.

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