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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Paragon and paragon Hamish #205512 04/17/12 01:51 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK G'day Hamish - welcome a'Board; it's good to have you with us. Like you, I'm fascinated by the similarities and differ3ences between languages. Of course, English is full of them, because of the large variety of sources on which it is based - Latin (from AD47?) Old german (Saxon/Jutish incursions from 6th Century) Scandinavian (Vikings, c. C7) French (1066 and all that) and then from successive waves of immigrants - Jewish, Flemish, Italian, Chinese, Polish, Russian, German - etc etc. Then the world-wide Empite of the C18/C19 brought African, Indian, and Arabic words into the language. Anmd they have adopted and modified English words. So, wherever you go, almost, you find both true friends and flase ones in the language. A bit like life, really! I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Paragon and paragon Hamish 04/17/12 04:00 AM Re: Paragon and paragon Faldage 04/17/12 09:43 AM Re: Paragon and paragon Hamish 04/17/12 12:36 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Rhubarb Commando 04/17/12 01:51 PM Re: Paragon and paragon LukeJavan8 04/17/12 02:41 PM Re: Paragon and paragon BranShea 04/17/12 05:52 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Hamish 04/19/12 02:17 PM Re: Paragon and paragon LukeJavan8 04/19/12 02:40 PM Re: Paragon and paragon BranShea 04/19/12 02:58 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Rhubarb Commando 04/19/12 04:04 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Hamish 04/20/12 02:16 AM Re: Paragon and paragon LukeJavan8 04/20/12 02:58 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Rhubarb Commando 04/20/12 04:28 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Tromboniator 04/20/12 09:15 PM Re: Paragon and paragon BranShea 04/21/12 07:03 PM Re: Paragon and paragon Hamish 04/21/12 11:44 PM Re: Paragon and paragon BranShea 04/22/12 12:03 PM Re: Paragon and paragon olly 04/23/12 02:06 AM Re: Paragon and paragon Rhubarb Commando 04/23/12 11:23 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,892 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 356 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 29 wofahulicodoc 23 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,893 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,947 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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