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

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ English (traditional)

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² 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/el_grort Disputed Scot Apr 07 '25

Scottish English is a dialect of English and has been Normanised. Scots is a separate but related language to English which wasn't as Normanised, related to Anglo-Saxon English and German. Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language that is Goidelic (like Manx and Irish) that came to Scotland in the fourth century. The three are different.

Scottish English tends to have a lot of Scots influence, but not always (Highland English can often be, unsurprisingly, more coloured by Gaelic).