r/dankmemes ☣️ Jul 20 '25

Big PP OC Mediterrane this

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u/Teboski78 ☣️ Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

English is a Germanic language that was implanted with a bunch of romance vocabulary. But even the French parts of English are heavily anglicized.

Hence why old English is easier for Germans & Icelandics to understand than it is for modern English speakers.

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u/BockTheMan Jul 20 '25

Well they've should've kicked Norman out.

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u/Teboski78 ☣️ Jul 20 '25

They tried. William burned down villages when they wouldn’t cooperate

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u/YourMomsTiddiez Jul 20 '25

Don't forget the Normans were basically Vikings. It was in their blood.

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u/AligningToJump Jul 20 '25

Yes but barely. By that point they were just french