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tyler1128 t1_j6pgba5 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:33 PM

Reply to comment by remarkablemayonaise in ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565

I've heard English described as a weird, messy amalgam of a germanic language with strong romance language influence being thrown in later, especially French. The closest sibling, Frisian, was described as English if it evolved without the large romance language influence on English.