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30 Apr 2013, 10:44 am

Like this, or this. The former can even be an interesting exercise for Romance-language speakers, to avoid relying too much on Latin words when speaking English.

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30 Apr 2013, 2:34 pm

Very cool. Or 'smashing', to use a word of Irish origin! (Is maith sin, meaning it is good)

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04 Jul 2015, 2:04 pm

The Sound of Music wrote:

Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow
Till you find your dream.

Why do I like that verse so much? Might be for the pristine quality having only one Latin word confers it? Realistically, the people in the film would be speaking German, so they'd probably sing it with a 100% Germanic lexicon.

Saying icemountain instead of iceberg would be lame, wouldn't it?

Quote:

My way or the highway

I love how this one sounds, maybe even more. It must feel wonderful to say it. And it is 100% Germanic.

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22 Apr 2016, 5:55 pm

"A weeneitherbit!"
"Who's there?"
"Knock, knock!"

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25 Apr 2016, 8:22 am

Wanna learn "flavored" english, come to NY and you'll get all the flavors you want

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