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Re:What Is Anglish? by tsimionescu on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:07AM (#34966511)
The "Franks" in lingua franca refers to all Western Europeans collectively, it's not actually about the French.
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Re:What Is Anglish? by coldtea on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @05:10AM (#34967656)
Etymologically. In the last 2-3 centuries it was used referring to French.
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Re:What Is Anglish? by tsimionescu on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @03:05PM (#34974086)
Sure, but the name of the language (lingua franca) originates much earlier, when it referred to (Western) Europeans in general.
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