Mubelotix@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoEurope's English Skillsjlai.luimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down112
arrow-up1401arrow-down1imageEurope's English Skillsjlai.luMubelotix@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareSchadrach@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt’s weird that both France and Germany are as low down the list as they are, since English is a Germanic language with an absolute fuckton of words rooted from French.
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThe common ancestor of standard German and English is ~1600 years old. Quite different languages grammatically.
minus-squareWitziger_Waschbaer@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoWell, not too long ago there was a part of Germany where people learned Russian instead of English. The French just hate English I guess.
It’s weird that both France and Germany are as low down the list as they are, since English is a Germanic language with an absolute fuckton of words rooted from French.
The common ancestor of standard German and English is ~1600 years old. Quite different languages grammatically.
Well, not too long ago there was a part of Germany where people learned Russian instead of English. The French just hate English I guess.