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Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language?

Alex Williams #208336 12/14/2012 8:21 PM

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"An English-speaking learner of German will notice how many English words seem to come from German: water/Wasser, bread/Brot, house/Haus."

This is a bit misleading. The words aren't similar because the English words come from German, but because both English and German have a common ancestor.

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Do you speak a Scandinavian language? Alex Williams 12/11/2012 2:07 AM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? jenny jenny 12/11/2012 6:21 AM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? LukeJavan8 12/11/2012 5:51 PM

Re: language a speak do Scandinavian you? zmjezhd 12/12/2012 12:48 AM

Re: language a speak do Scandinavian you? jenny jenny 12/12/2012 5:21 AM

Re: language a speak do Scandinavian you? zmjezhd 12/12/2012 7:21 PM

Re: language a speak do Scandinavian you? jenny jenny 12/14/2012 5:09 AM

Re:the risk of dysmeaning zmjezhd 12/14/2012 4:22 PM

Re:the risk of dysmeaning jenny jenny 12/16/2012 7:31 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? Alex Williams 12/11/2012 10:37 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? gooofy 12/14/2012 2:33 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? gooofy 12/14/2012 8:21 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? jenny jenny 12/16/2012 7:42 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? Rhubarb Commando 12/17/2012 4:18 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? BranShea 12/18/2012 12:35 AM

Re: Husker Du tannenfisk? zmjezhd 12/17/2012 7:12 PM

Re: Husker Du tannenfisk? gooofy 12/17/2012 10:25 PM

Re: Do you speak a Scandinavian language? Rhubarb Commando 12/18/2012 12:20 PM

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