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TheMooseIsBlue t1_ir9s386 wrote

Reply to comment by borisherman in Where did the English language REALLY come from? by MagicRaptor

Can you provide a summary for those who don’t have hours and hours to listen to this podcast? OP’s opinion seems pretty fringe based on what I’ve learned, but it’s hard to tell from your comment if this podcast agrees or disagrees with them.

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Priswell t1_ira3f8g wrote

He follows the language paths from Sanskrit through the Russian steppes to the Balkans, through Europe and on. English turns out to have more than one thread of descent, especially once you reach Europe, since we have contributions from other child languages such as French, German, Greek, and so on.

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