Apparently yes. English as done a great service to Latin (by definition all the romance languages including French) by keeping alive words that had fallen out of usage in the Romance languages. English kept some alive that have since been reborrowed back into the Romance languages. I can think of comfort as being a word formed and crystallised in English to its current meaning that has been borrowed back into French, and Spanish, maybe others?

Yeah, that's what's fascinating with linguistics : in French and in English, we are able to express similar concepts carried by similar words, but the "thinking system", if I may, puts the in totally different relations. In other words, the substances are close, but the forms are really different, and studying them simultaneously brings a really new approach that deserves our interest, to me.

You're clearly not an every day American! Chapeau!

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Didn't you find it interesting as a French student and native English speaker?

aymeric it is not true , grammar is everything , not the same .............

I think so ...

Right ! juste , vrai , absolutely,

really?

that's why Americans drop 3rd period French..😆

Oh how the roles have changed 😅😅

@@fabulously695 French is easiest language to learn compared to other Romance languages. 🤣

@@cheeveka3 maybe for English speakers, but Spanish and Italian are much more regular and easier to phonetically decipher. Regardless that wasn't what your original comment was about. England has never denied its French roots, but French on the other hand... The Canadians are actively running campaigns to try and squash anglicisms, and in France, our academie français keeps writing literature about English words such as email, wifi etc, in a bid to stop them. The French linguists are terrified

@@cheeveka3 I would argue that Spanish is much easier than French. You might also be surprised to find that Dutch, Swedish or Norwegian are easier than French, once you get over the unfamiliarity of the different sounds.

@@fabulously695 Other languages have bodies that work against the anglicization of their language, not just French. Interestingly enough, the French language incorporates more English words than other Romance languages. Spanish has its own words for football, basketball, etc. Finally, the language that fights against outside influences the most is by far Icelandic.

OK I don't speak French. I'm German Canadian and speak both languages. but I will tell you what I could get from trying to read your comment : you are a professor teaching French in a state university and that vocabulary is not the difficulty for learning French? And that you are from Quebec and that the lady interviewing has a European accent?, lol I can read French hehe

TriforceofCourage 1203 That is amazing ! Bon courage avec tes études françaises! Le monde francophone t’aime!

Balado quoi?!

Je suis prof. de français à NY, d'origine belge. Nous avons déj́à organisé une douzaine de voyages à Québec avec les enfants. J'adore la ville de Québec. L'accent québécois est très bien, il ne faut pas le changer. Les anglophones ont beaucoup d'accents différents et n'en font pas tout un cas. Dans la francophonie, on croit toujours qu'il faut parler comme un Parisien ! ;-)

You can buy the book online, my school did it. Just google it.

After the locution "J'espère que", the subjunctive tense is used. So, the verb "maîtriser" would be conjugated as "maîtrise", and thus "J'espère que je maîtrise cette belle LANGUE" is correct. Note however that "LANGUAGE" - the word in the French sentence that you wrote above, is an English word. However, that still sounds awkward, or stilted. It is more easily understood in French as: "J'espère pouvoir maîtriser cette langue", as the verb "pouvoir" ( = to be able to) can be used without a preposition after the verb "espérer" (= to hope), just as "maîtriser" (= to master) can be used after "pouvoir" without a preposition. In this way, there is a nice flow to the sentence and it is clear and succinct - "J'espère pouvoir maîtriser cette langue". There are four essential things to remember when constructing a French sentence: 1.) Logical word order (which includes correct verb tenses). 2.) Clarity of meaning. 3.) Constructing the sentence in the briefest way possible (succinctness). 4.) And possibly the most important, making the sentence flow naturally, emphasizing rhythm, symmetry and elegance. The latter point is why I study, speak and write French. Out of all the peoples in the world over the centuries, the French, more than most, have taken pains and careful consideration to beautifully sculpt their language, and furthermore, to guard and protect that beauty.

Stop using french words on a daily basis and your language will be ridiculous and primitive.

In another interview he explains that there are many more English words that come from French but they are not accounted for in his classification because they are derivatives. For example, grapefruit is not a French word, but it is composed of two French words. Creamy is not a French word, but it comes from cream, that comes from the French word crème. Etc.

Yes by the French Plantagenet house ;)

you’re Patrick, aren’t you?

French

Vous connaissez pas? Il parle Français! Vous êtes stupides!!!

brody sayle pourquoi tu insult , il n`a fait que posez une questions .................

Pour les besoin de la vidéo il ne s'exprime qu'en anglais !

Was ? What do you mean?

Nah not really. French is badly pronounced Latin and German.

watchulla exactly , jealousy .................

@@robertbenoliel1453 no jealousy your langue is your langue It's different than french

It's not different than any other nation not wanting their culture to disappear due outside influence. Look at the Japanese and Koreans who are more reluctant than the French about having outsiders. The French are open to outsiders, but fear their culture being lost. It's not about jealously since every culture feel this way though the French are more obvious on this than others. Some people are much more verbal than others, but it doesn't mean those who are not as verbal are not feeling strongly about this. Look at Trump and the MAGA movement. They don't want outsiders coming into their country, but irony being that this country was stole from Native Americans because of outsiders like them who came from Europe.

It's already happening.

Many languages have academies of some sort to protect themselves, not just French. There are actually more English words in French than in other Romance languages. The Icelandic fight way more against outside influences than the French.

30% of English vocabulary has Germanic roots, that's way more than very few.

Like it or not, the presenter is right.

Wow your level of ignorance is appaling !

Not at all.

Want new? Michael Edwards is english and is on the Académie française.

its not given to all to enjoy smart things.