• hakase@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Almost half of all English words are borrowed from French, dating from when England was colonized and culturally subjugated by the Norman French starting in 1066.

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      6 months ago

      I’m aware. I just find it funny that some British words like “centre” and “colour” look more French than the US counterpart