Lars Hinrichs
@larshinrichs.site
UT Austin sociolinguist, anglicist, creolist | German, American, son, husband, father, violinist, guitarist, swimmer, humorist
English got it from French and maintained it as a noun, with the ending that it came with. German, OTOH, got it from French but *corrected the grammar*, since -um is obviously better than -a, but it was only ever used as a noun in German too. German re-invented the story of the borrowing.
September 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
English got it from French and maintained it as a noun, with the ending that it came with. German, OTOH, got it from French but *corrected the grammar*, since -um is obviously better than -a, but it was only ever used as a noun in German too. German re-invented the story of the borrowing.
July 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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I say between 10 and 20 because it depends on things like the variety of English in question and whether we're counting only monophthongs.
June 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I say between 10 and 20 because it depends on things like the variety of English in question and whether we're counting only monophthongs.
DM if you are still looking for it ☺️
June 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
DM if you are still looking for it ☺️
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You do realize you're quoting a quote of me back to me, right?
June 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You do realize you're quoting a quote of me back to me, right?
Oh yes it struck me when I first started teaching in the US. 15 yrs ago. And I still notice it. Somebody once said that “they get it from high school” which is no explanation. I can only say that it is certainly a thing!!
May 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Oh yes it struck me when I first started teaching in the US. 15 yrs ago. And I still notice it. Somebody once said that “they get it from high school” which is no explanation. I can only say that it is certainly a thing!!
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