Do you know alizee's favorite food?

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by riva2model64

I don't want to get across as an arrogant American to you

No problem

Originally Posted by aditya8617

If English is 40% French then how come I can't pronounce even a single word properly in French!

In the 2nd link above:
"They are now pronounced according to English rules of orthography, rather than French."

[Matrix]

Most words in English are derived from LATIN.... therefore it stands to reason most French words are also derived from LATIN

I took a year of latin in high school here in USA... and was shocked as to how many words in English were derived from LATIN

The Latin derivative... ever hear of it?

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by Matrix

Most words in English are derived from LATIN.... therefore it stands to reason most French words are also derived from LATIN

I took a year of latin in high school here in USA... and was shocked as to how many words in English were derived from LATIN

English has no straight Latin base! Only via French for 40%, based itself on latin indeed, way before 1066 (link).

[DJ_Greg]

Actually I think English is most directly derived from German, isn't it?

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by DJ_Greg

Actually I think English is most directly derived from German, isn't it?

Links again:

EDIT: corrupted links removed...

[DJ_Greg]

aFrenchie, none of those links seem to work.

But I did find this on Wikipedia:

English and German are both descended from the West Germanic language, though their relationship has been obscured by the large influx of Norman French words into English from the Norman Conquest of 1066 and the second Germanic sound shift. In recent years, however, many English words have been borrowed directly from German. Typically English spellings of German loanwords suppress any umlauts (the accent over Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö and ü) of the original artifact.

...

English and German are descended from the same common ancestor, called Proto-Germanic. Because of this, a number of English words are identical to their German counterparts either in spelling (Hand, Finger) or in pronunciation (Fish = Fisch). These words are excluded from this list.

[aFrenchie]

Oops sorry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._French_origin
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_...glish_speakers

[Bob]

about the whole "asian kitchen" thing if its truw, i hope its sushi... i like sushi, then alizee and i could share a favorite liking =)

[riva2model64]

i like the whole Asian kitchen, except for certain what we Americans consider "exotic" seafood and the pork based dishes as far as restaurants are concerned.

and that sushi dipping sauce. what is that, it kill me nose

i like to think of sushi as the Japanese equivalent of a burrito. fish wrap in rice and other stuff

[Bob]

and that sushi dipping sauce. what is that, it kill me nose
i'm pretty sure that would be wasabi...try snorting that stuff lol... not fun even if i got payed $20 to do it