Inj4ll
Inj4ll t1_ja7cha4 wrote
Reply to Humen is a more logical plural to human than humans. It’s men and women, not mans and womans. by frenglish_man
Human is borrowed from french "humain" which come from latin "humanus". "Hum" is derivated from "homo" (man) and "anus" mean "origin of something".
English have A LOT of latin originated words that were borrowed from french.
Inj4ll t1_ja7c0ly wrote
Reply to comment by CrashBandioof420 in Humen is a more logical plural to human than humans. It’s men and women, not mans and womans. by frenglish_man
I confirm that in french adding a s for plural is the default rule.
Inj4ll t1_jaboomc wrote
Reply to comment by philliamswinequeen in Humen is a more logical plural to human than humans. It’s men and women, not mans and womans. by frenglish_man
In english there only a few deterministic words: "the, thoses, these..."
In french there is a lot more.
Ex:
I eat the banana / I eat bananas
Je mange la banane / Je mange des bananes
We don't hear the s at the end but the word "des" specify it's plural verbally.
It can also be "je mange les bananes"
Using "des" is to talk about some random bananas. Using "les" is to talk about specific bananas in the context of the conversation