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Re:A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to ... by davidw on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:12AM (#15822272)
English and German started diverging 1000 years ago, and what they have in common are a smattering of words suited to village life back then. They're really quite different now.
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Re:A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to ... by Udo_Schmitz on Friday December 01, 2017 @06:22AM (#15823209)
I grew up in northern Germany. Being able to understand Low German helped immensely with learning English.
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