sir_toejam
Posts: 846
Joined: April 2005
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Dave, I'm no etymologist (neither are you, obviously), but isn't assuming one language as derivative of another based on phonetic similarity kinda like assuming oranges are derived from lemons because they are both round?
think about it for a second.
when you say "portugeuse is a combination of french and spanish", you literally are saying that there is no distinct portugeuse language outside of these other two.
Is that what you really think?
I doubt many portugeuse linguisticians would agree with that statment.
would you say american english is a combination of french, german, spanish and UK english?
or is it really that culture influences all language to a greater or lesser extent, and so words are adopted into everybody's language that reflects this?
just for ONCE in your existence on ATBC, use your brain and work this out.
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