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Message de werriy58 posté le 30-04-2005 à 15:41:18 (S | E | F | I)
Hello everybody,
I want to know if there are original English words for the following words in italic; because these words sound all French.
Example:The John's marriage = The John's wedding
To prepare the Challenges
The decision to hold meeting
Andrew receives $1 million
They are listed
The original of this copy
Election day
The electors of our area
President of this region
Presidential
The date for the academic ceremony
To travel long distances
Voting the local officials
GovernorsMonday is considered a bad day by workers
The Congress's Commission says
There were four reasonsThe financial of our country
The success of the Award winner
Thank you and good luck.
Yours. Werriy58
Message de werriy58 posté le 30-04-2005 à 15:41:18 (S | E | F | I)
Hello everybody,
I want to know if there are original English words for the following words in italic; because these words sound all French.
Example:The John's marriage = The John's wedding
To prepare the Challenges
The decision to hold meeting
Andrew receives $1 million
They are listed
The original of this copy
Election day
The electors of our area
President of this region
Presidential
The date for the academic ceremony
To travel long distances
Voting the local officials
GovernorsMonday is considered a bad day by workers
The Congress's Commission says
There were four reasonsThe financial of our country
The success of the Award winner
Thank you and good luck.
Yours. Werriy58
Réponse: Authentic words for... de alexgowes, postée le 01-05-2005 à 15:15:47 (S | E)
I'm not an expert on this subject, but I think all those words are either of French or Latin origin. At least 1/2 of all words in English come from French or Latin, and interestingly, the use of those words (rather than their Germanic-origin counterparts) is commonly associated with the perception that the speaker is more educated. There's an interesting discussion of this subject at Lien Internet
Réponse: Authentic words for... de werriy58, postée le 01-05-2005 à 17:06:09 (S | E)
Hello alexgowes,
I'm very glad to read your answer above all your Lien Internet which is very interesting. I guess you are right saying that it is an interesting discussion of this subject, because until now I'm learning English but I did not know is origin. Now I'm fixed because I have read at your Lien Internet from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that The English language is a West Germanic language that originated in England. It is the third most common first language (native speakers), with around 514 million people in 2005. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world. Many thanks alexgowes for your search for in English. Werriy
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