English Languge ?

From: Norman Dunbar <Norman.Dunbar_at_lfs.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:22:27 +0100
Message-ID: <E2F6A70FE45242488C865C3BC1245DA7038980FB@lnewton.leeds.lfs.co.uk>

Evening Howard,

I should think English *is* a hotch-potch of many different languages. Just about every European country invaded England in the 'good old days' so with all that occupation and counter occupation, the language is bound to have become affected. Angles, Saxons, Danes, Scandinavians, French, Romans (what have they ever done for us ?) etc etc.

I agree with the Bill Bryson comments - I've recently read his 'Down Under' book, it is extremely funny.

Cheers,
Norm.

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From: Howard J. Rogers [mailto:howardjr20002_at_yahoo.com.au] Posted At: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 11:21 PM Posted To: server
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>> You need to get hold of a book called 'Mother Tongue', written by
Bill
>> Bryson, who is a very fun man, with a beard (not that the two facts
are
>> necessary related in any way).

<SNIP>

>> I believe from memory about half of all English words have been
filched from
>> somewhere else.
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