If the English got rid of the French in English out of hatred for the French, there’d be many missing holes. I assume unlearning language and vocabulary you grow up with is impractical and difficult for the average Joe or Jane. I’m not a linguist or a historian, but to me it seems unpractical, hatred or not.
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Reply to Why didn't Japan excise Chinese characters from the Japanese language, when Japan hated China so much? by 3cana
If the English got rid of the French in English out of hatred for the French, there’d be many missing holes. I assume unlearning language and vocabulary you grow up with is impractical and difficult for the average Joe or Jane. I’m not a linguist or a historian, but to me it seems unpractical, hatred or not.