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		thaumasiotes 34 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Beowulf's opening "What" is no interjection (2013) >> French also began as a Nordic language, but over time only a few hundred or so words remained, with the rest being mostly Latin-based.

antonvs 34 days ago [–]

Oh haha I missed that, thanks. That's quite the theory!

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