It’s one of the biggest hodgepodge, hybrid languages around. While a lot of our neighbours derive the majority of their language from a single root such as Latin, ours is layered with that plus Saxon, Norse and other languages, and that’s before the evolution of the language within itself. I always feel grateful to have been brought up a native speaker, can’t imagine trying to learn it as a foreign language! 🤯
@LMcG, what even is the English language?
It’s one of the biggest hodgepodge, hybrid languages around. While a lot of our neighbours derive the majority of their language from a single root such as Latin, ours is layered with that plus Saxon, Norse and other languages, and that’s before the evolution of the language within itself. I always feel grateful to have been brought up a native speaker, can’t imagine trying to learn it as a foreign language! 🤯