Reply to post: @jake Re: @Graham Dawson (was: English is rubbish...)

What time is it Oxford Dictionaries? How about almost ‘beer o’clock’

Graham Dawson Silver badge

@jake Re: @Graham Dawson (was: English is rubbish...)

The point was that while English is a germanic language and retains a certain germanic character, due to the early involvement of the French and a mingling with the celts - promoting a healthy appetite for new vocabulary - it hasn't resorted to the extreme character lengths of modern high German.

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