r/mildlyinfuriating 2d ago

English for Beginners

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u/jk844 1d ago

“To make an English language you start with a base of Germanic Anglo-Saxon. Mix in a healthy dash of Old Norse, a huge dollop of Norman French and just a barely detectable hint of Celtic, trust me it’ll make all the difference. Stir it up for hundreds of years until the vowels really start to shift and then……….eNgLiSh”

-Jay Forman