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English is not the "language" of the United States, but rather the most commonly used language in the U.S. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]] 20:09, 12 March 2007 (EDT) | English is not the "language" of the United States, but rather the most commonly used language in the U.S. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]] 20:09, 12 March 2007 (EDT) | ||
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| + | English is not both a Romance and Germanic language. It is a Germanic language, specifically a West Germanic language. However, English can correctly be called the "least Germanic" of Germanic languages, due to its heavy borrowing from French after the Norman Conquest of 1066. | ||
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English is not the "language" of the United States, but rather the most commonly used language in the U.S. ColinR 20:09, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
English is not both a Romance and Germanic language. It is a Germanic language, specifically a West Germanic language. However, English can correctly be called the "least Germanic" of Germanic languages, due to its heavy borrowing from French after the Norman Conquest of 1066.