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0 pointsX86BSD9y ago0 comments

I think you mean Middle East? The Midwest of the US has not been invaded by American troops. :)

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Well, tell that to the native Americans :)

X86BSDOP9y ago

Touche! The first people have a beef you are correct.

Ops. Where did English get East and West from anyway that it became so different from latin languages?

kej9y ago

From PIE via Proto-Germanic:

X86BSDOP9y ago

Fascinating link, thank you! I know what I will be wasting away the day doing now.

No kidding, "oeste" in Portuguese comes from the same word as in English, but I still mix them up. That's shameful.

Thanks a lot for those links.

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Well, tell that to the native Americans :)

X86BSDOP9y ago

Touche! The first people have a beef you are correct.

Ops. Where did English get East and West from anyway that it became so different from latin languages?

kej9y ago

From PIE via Proto-Germanic:

X86BSDOP9y ago

Fascinating link, thank you! I know what I will be wasting away the day doing now.

No kidding, "oeste" in Portuguese comes from the same word as in English, but I still mix them up. That's shameful.

Thanks a lot for those links.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse