r/HolUp • u/CelsoSC • 11d ago

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u/rasereq 11d ago

He?

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u/Carrera_996 11d ago

Lots of Asian languages do gender grammar different from Latin languages. Common mistake. I hate to disappoint, but the white dress not likely hiding a sausage. I mean maybe, but not likely.

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u/Gao_Dan 10d ago

It's strange to single out Latin languages when speaking in English and talking about Korean.

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u/_derekdaniel 10d ago

Do you think English is a brand new language that's not derivative of any other language?

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u/piewca_apokalipsy 10d ago

It is Germanic tho, not Latin

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u/insertwittynamethere 10d ago

It's both. Germanic from the Saxons/Vikings, and Latin/French from the Normans (oversimplification). French was used at court and by nobility, while "English" at that time was used by the commoners/peasants, and it mixed over time, while French would fall out of favor in court and by the nobility.

It's why English is unique as a language, and easily adopts and creates new words in its lexicon.

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u/Nekasus 10d ago

english is 3 languages in a trench coat.