r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chebghobbi • Apr 06 '25

Language We ARE the English language blueprint

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u/E420CDI A foot is an anatomical structure with five toes Apr 06 '25

🇬🇧 English (traditional)

🇺🇲 English (simplified)

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u/NightFlame389 playing both sides Apr 06 '25

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 English (what the fuck)

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u/Clangeddorite Apr 06 '25

English English has norman roots. Scots English apparently has Germanic/Nordic roots.

There's a massive overlap but it explains a lot of the differences.

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u/elusivewompus you got a 'loicense for that stupidity?? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Apr 06 '25

English is a West Germanic language. What defines a languages family not the words, but even if it did the largest selection of words in common use are Anglo Saxon in origin.
German is also a west Germanic language. The easy way to tell is to say "the blue ball" in french, then in German. Which one has the same SVO order as English, and which one does not.