Why is English not considered a Romance “language if ~60-80% of words come from latin?
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A language is basically two things, grammar and vocabulary. You can get a word wrong, the vocabulary, and still be understood as long as you adhere to the grammar. So the grammar is generally considered the base of the language.
The grammar in English comes more from the Germanic than it does from the Romance.
Also, it’s not 60-80% it’s only about 40%
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