Why is English not considered a Romance “language if ~60-80% of words come from latin?
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I think your 60-80 is high. I wonder where that came from?
English got a lot of French vocabulary mixed in after the Norman conquest in 1066, but it was mostly used by the upper class for centuries. Romance languages (like French) developed directly from Latin. Language history is fun and interesting. I recommend John McWhorter’s early books.
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