c/linguistics_humor · by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 1yBasically twins? cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26119689 103 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 18 pts · 1y
I’ve heard English referred to as a Germanic-Romance creole, which makes a lot of sense when you consider how far removed it is from Old English.
lvxferre@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 1y
KindaABigDyl@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y
I did once make a conlang that was what an Old English-Old French creole would be like.
Here's the Sermon on the mount:
lvxferre@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
KindaABigDyl@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
does represent /ð/ in this romanization, yes.
As for being thou or tu, I'd have to check my design document.
brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Why not call it a Germanic-Romance romance?
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
'Cause they were more like frenemies.
Jakylla@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 1y
So similar it was guaranteed they'd fight wars so numerous they started being named just by duration.
Kind of like Greeks and Trojans, or Judeans and Samaritans.
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 1y
Imagine being in the Thirty Years Wars and you realize it's year 29 so the end is near
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y
Imagine it's year 9 of the Nine Years War and then they're like "just joking, it's the second Hundred Years War".
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
No, they are very good at giving accurate names beforehand like the War to almost End War
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Or the Scots and other Scots.
Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!