What years was English the official language of France? (if any)
The French and the English constantly invaded each other, so surely this had to work the other way at some point?
Half[1] of English is French, just like half[2] of Japanese is English/Portuguese. But off the top of my head I can't think of many French words which are derived from English?[3]
The French and the English constantly invaded each other, so surely this had to work the other way at some point?
Half[1] of English is French, just like half[2] of Japanese is English/Portuguese. But off the top of my head I can't think of many French words which are derived from English?[3]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Frenc...
[2] Not an accurate statistic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gairaigo_and_wasei-eig...
[3] Well, here's all 12 of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_words_of_Englis...