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Who needs to plan a language? I love the mess that is English, there's so much history encoded in it - like how our words for common farm animals are Anglo-Saxo
by EdwardDiego 8y ago
Who needs to plan a language? I love the mess that is English, there's so much history encoded in it - like how our words for common farm animals are Anglo-Saxon but the words for their meat are French, which is a snapshot of England being invaded by a French speaking Norman aristocracy who ate what the Anglo-Saxon peasants raised.
I love the different dialects that are developing of it. I particularly love my country's variant, enriched with Maori. "Kia ora bro" as a greeting captures our spirit nicely.
I love the fact that English "pursues other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary". It's a glorious organic mess. Much like humanity.
Of course, I'm glad I'm not having to learn it as a second language.
- benj111 8y agoI agree with the sentiment. It's a mess, that isn't necessarily a bad thing, though there are draw backs. "Of course, I'm glad I'm not having to learn it as a second language." As I said, I agree with the sentiment :)