[G4] Re: English

[Ronald Steinke]

On 18 Jun, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Eric Wood wrote:

> The language was far less convoluted before it was transformed from  
> its
> old Germanic roots to what it is now. I blame the Normans.

You shouldn't place blame on the Normans for the problems in English.  
They all spoke French. At least, they did back then. All they did was  
invade the darned place because of some poorly recorded agreement  
between family branches. It was a terrifically confusing case of "He  
said - I said" that never went to court.