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Old 09-04-2007, 18:49   #20
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Originally Posted by Talyubittu View Post
Do you see how the verb's ending changes when you use either "I" or "You" in Old English? - This is because English is a language that has many roots in German. So many things will be similar!
Technically speaking both English and German as Germanic languages derive their roots from ancient Proto-Germanic language (which in itself was only a derivative of Proto-Indo-European).


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Originally Posted by the unforgiven
OMG! this thread reminds me that I've studied german for 5 years ... hmmm maybe 7 haha! I don't even remember it
Me too. Four years for me. And I still can't speak for shit. Goes to show you we're bound to forget just about everything we learn at school.
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