Is English just badly pronounced French?
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Enjoy this exploration of the French-ness of English. And join the Lingoda Language Sprint to let your language skills bloom this spring. Click my link and use my code ROBWORDS20 for 20€ off! https://try.lingoda.com/RobWords20 In this video I respond to the claim that English does not exist, but is instead merely badly pronounced French. I explain just how much the French have influenced our language, but why it is still a distinct, Germanic language. 📕PROF. CERQUIGLINI'S BOOK (not an affiliate link): https://www.amazon.com/langue-anglaise-nexiste-pas-fran%C3%A7ais/dp/207305661X ⭐️MY PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords 📝MY FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.robwords.com/newsletter Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: http://robwords.com http://x.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwords #english #french #etymology ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Does English exist? 0:26 Where English comes from 1:14 England’s French kings 2:12 French words in English 4:46 Lingoda 6:01 More French words 6:49 Different dialects 8:41 After the French kings 10:42 English words in French 12:27 French grammar 13:52 H dropping 15:19 Poetry 17:12 Conclusion
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