ravip Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Why do the British like using excess letters (for example, ‘colour’ instead of ‘color’, ‘cheque’ instead of ‘check’, ‘analogue’ instead of ‘analog’, etc.)? It’s a big secret. People outside the UK aren’t generally informed of this, but in the interests of education, truth and beauty, here we go. The English language is not, technically, a language. It is difficult to define what it is, but the best description is that it is the absolute pinnacle of psychological warfare. I know that sounds crazy, but bear with me. https://www.englishskillsone.com/miscellaneous/c/0/i/34469158/britspeak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 My understanding is that it's where English comes from, it's two thirds Latin and one third Germanic. The words you have quoted are French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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