Yep. We’re 50 countries in a trench coat. We have about a dozen dialects, many occasionally incomprehensible to others. My favorite example of this is “finnabouttabe.”
The English language itself is like nine languages in a trench coat. It’s mainly German/Dutch & French, with some sprinkling of Latin and various other romantic languages.
Yep. We’re 50 countries in a trench coat. We have about a dozen dialects, many occasionally incomprehensible to others. My favorite example of this is “finnabouttabe.”
The English language itself is like nine languages in a trench coat. It’s mainly German/Dutch & French, with some sprinkling of Latin and various other romantic languages.
And most Brits are not chavs or MadLads, yet this post exists.