French or German?
Which is more beneficial for a deeper knowledge of English,
As a British person, the only European nation I feel any attatchment or similarity to is France. French is rather similar to English while German is absolutely nothing like English.
Most definitely French. During the Norman occupation, about 10,000 French words were adopted into English, of which some three-fourths are still in use today. I am a native English speaker and during my three years of French courses in school, I was pleasantly suprised by the number of similarities in the language.
Either both (with Latin too) or none.
Really, instead of wasting time on learning a new language, keep studying English.
Really, instead of wasting time on learning a new language, keep studying English.
Basic German and basic English are very similar. With no knowledge of German, you should be able to pick your way through a German fairy tale.
Advanced French and advanced English are very similar. With no knowledge of French, you should be able to pick your way through a French technical or scientific document.
Advanced French and advanced English are very similar. With no knowledge of French, you should be able to pick your way through a French technical or scientific document.
"German is absolutely nothing like English."
Haha. That's hilarious.
French is probably more useful than German for a deeper knowledge of English, but German and English share a lot of common root words.
That is, if "deeper" means the kind of vocabulary you need to know to be educated and not the kind of vocabulary shunned by Homer Simpson
(who thought "garage" sounded too French).
Haha. That's hilarious.
French is probably more useful than German for a deeper knowledge of English, but German and English share a lot of common root words.
That is, if "deeper" means the kind of vocabulary you need to know to be educated and not the kind of vocabulary shunned by Homer Simpson
(who thought "garage" sounded too French).