English language under threat, Wreck Ferrets

[Jarhead]

If you take the English language. Remove all the words that have a Germanic origin. Then remove all the words that have a Latin origin. What's left?

Jarhead

 

[Scuba Jim]

It's Greek

Jim

 

[Scuba Jim]

And juggernaut

That's Indian

 

[Jarhead]

Greek originated in Greece, so remove it too. What percentage is left? And what is it?

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[Jarhead]

How much of the English language actually originated in England?

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[Scuba Jim]

Here are some examples:

"Ugh" Meaning "Give me that woolly mammoth leg. I'm hungry"

"Rargh" Meaning "I'm bored, let's attack the next cave"

"Blaaaaaaaaaaaaagh" Meaning "I haven't washed for 25 years and I am going to kiss you"

 

[DivingGal]

Scuba Jim once bubbled...
... Diving Gal, being from Canadia you should be sticking up for us, not siding with them!

Wasn't really sticking up for anyone. Just stating the obvious from my dictionary.. both are correct depending on where you are from.

It's much the same for other things in the world. What we call things doesn't really matter as long as both the sender and the receiver of the message understand the intent of the message, and the message is correct from the sender's point of view.

 

[Jarhead]

Scuba Jim once bubbled...
Here are some examples:

"Ugh" Meaning "Give me that woolly mammoth leg. I'm hungry"

"Rargh" Meaning "I'm bored, let's attack the next cave"

"Blaaaaaaaaaaaaagh" Meaning "I haven't washed for 25 years and I am going to kiss you"

I was thinking more along the lines of Gaelic and Celtic, then then those you posted maybe Gaelic or Celtic.

 

[Scuba Jim]

as long as both the sender and the receiver of the message understand the intent of the message

True, but there are words used on both sides of the pond that have completely different meanings.

To me a faggot will always be a bundle of sticks....

 

[Scuba Jim]

If it was Gaelic it would be: "Rargh, to be sure, to be sure"
and if it was Celtic it would be "Ugh, aye the noo"