Originally Posted By: gooofy
"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.


The salient point, gooofy.

Why do I feel uncomfortable calling you "gooofy"? smile

Last edited by jenny jenny; 12/17/2012 7:00 PM. Reason: To respell gooofy's name