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packman

(16,296 posts)
Tue Oct 28, 2014, 12:28 PM Oct 2014

I speak English real good


But, then again, I fell out of the language tree and bumped my head. Interesting article of the history and roots of the English language. Very interested in my families native tongue:Hungarian. Note it's not in the Indo-European family even though the country is in the broad sweep of the language through Europe, but in the Uralic tree separate from the Indo-Europe tree altogether. Wonder why?

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/59665/feast-your-eyes-beautiful-linguistic-family-tree
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I speak English real good (Original Post) packman Oct 2014 OP
Zooming in on Europe Bosonic Oct 2014 #1
My first language was Viennese German, which is not like regular German. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #2

hobbit709

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2. My first language was Viennese German, which is not like regular German.
Tue Oct 28, 2014, 12:48 PM
Oct 2014

English was my second language. I can pick my way through French, Italian, Turkish, and Russian

And I know a few maledictions in Mescalero.

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