Why English doesn't use accents

Re:Why English doesn't use accents by milliams on Monday July 07, 2025 @05:44AM (#44488482)

While ~29% of the dictionary words come from French, in any written or spoken sentence the number falls dramatically. All the small joining words we use and the core of our grammar is Germanic.

See Rob Word's "Is English really a Germanic language?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCE4C9GvqI0

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Re:Why English doesn't use accents by dadoum on Monday July 07, 2025 @09:34AM (#44490239)

Fun fact, in your first sentence there is approximately 30% of the words which are not Germanic.

(my separation of the words, which may be slightly off:

While of the words come from, in any written or spoken the falls. All the small words we and the of our is // dictionary French sentence number dramatically joining use core grammar Germanic )

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