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so who else has decided to learn German due to the number of German language posts? (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I mean I was planning to visit in the next couple of years anyway I guess....

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[-] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'd be interested in learning, because German is the biggest contributor to modern English along with French. Of course the split happened long, long ago, but still...

It would have to be a couple years though, after I (knock on wood) am done getting to about B2/C1 on French.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago

German is the biggest contributor to modern English

Common misconception. English and German are West Germanic languages with a common ancestor, whose ancestor in turn is common among Norwegian, Gothic, Saxon, etc etc. The only influence German has now is the odd loanword, like Weltschmerz and Schadenfreude. English loaned a lot of words from French a thousand years ago because Norman was the substrate language in England a thousand years ago and is still a sort of prestige language. Dutch is much the same but you never hear anyone say that.

[-] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

The only influence German has now is the odd loanword, like Weltschmerz and Schadenfreude.

Hahahahaha! XD

Good luck, bro. (you're gonna NEED it)

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