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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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    Where the following words come from?
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  • WORDS: Axe, spear, man, woman, friend
    Anglo-saxons: Jutes, Angles and Saxons.
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  • WORDS: Raced, ransack, club, knife, took, gave
    Vikings
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  • WORDS: Duke, prince, baron, dame, beef and mutton.
    Norman: French
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  • WORDS: Cows, sheep.
    Anglo-saxon (peasants)
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  • WORDS: Laughing stock, tongue-tied, early days.
    Shakespeare
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  • WORD: Safari
    Africa (Swahili)
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  • WORD: Pyjamas.
    India (Urdu language)
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  • WORD: Boomerang
    Australia (pharuk)
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  • AMERICAN OR UK: Curtains, drapes.
    Curtains (UK), drapes (American).
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  • AMERICAN OR UK: Closet, Wardrobe.
    Closet (American), Wardrobe (UK).
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  • AMERICAN OR UK: Trousers, pants.
    Trousers (UK), pants (American).
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  • WORDS: Squash, chowder, skunk.
    Noah Webster (father of American English)
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  • TRUE OR FALSE: Romans were the first invaders in the UK.
    TRUE
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  • TRUE OR FALSE: English language wasn't influenced by latin language.
    FALSE: Words: alphabet, religious vocabulary (amen)
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  • AMERICAN OR UK: Color/ colour. Centre/center.
    Color (American)/ colour (UK). Centre(UK)/center (American).
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  • AMERICAN OR UK: Analyse/analyze. Travel/travelled
    Analyse (UK)/analyze (American). Traveled (American)/travelled (UK).
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