batlardo

why is it humans not humen

sacredcreatures

bc “human” comes from a latin root (homo > humanus > humaine > human) and “man” (and thus “men”) comes from a germanic root (mann > man) 

so you get humans, not humen, since “humans” doesn’t play by germanic rules

batlardo

look at that i asked a question and i got an answer THANKS

des-zimbits

English isn’t a language, it’s three languages stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat.

boushi--adams

That is the best description of the English Language I’ve ever seen. Thank you for that

mbulteau

“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.”
– James D. Nicoll