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In this video I respond to the claim that English does not exist, but is instead merely badly pronounced French. I explain just how much the French have influenced our language, but why it is still a distinct, Germanic language.

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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Does English exist?
0:26 Where English comes from
1:14 England’s French kings
2:12 French words in English
4:46 Lingoda
6:01 More French words
6:49 Different dialects
8:41 After the French kings
10:42 English words in French
12:27 French grammar
13:52 H dropping
15:19 Poetry
17:12 Conclusion