Hadn't thought of it that way but there may be some truth to it. Certainly the average person either born in England or of English descent has the blood of many races in his/her veins. Angles, Saxons, Franks, Celts, Romans even the Vikings left their imprint on the land in their own way. And I've heard that the fact that English is such a melting pot language is what makes it so hard for those to whom it isn't their 1st language to learn it as well.
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Originally Posted by Joebill
I'm sure I'm misquoting... but someone in the past aid something along the lines of 'English isn't a pure language, it stands in dark alleys, jumps out and drags new words into the alley kicking and screaming'.
My take on it, the language developed so Norman knights and men-at-arms could get a date with Saxon barmaids.
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