July 11, 2021
Learning French Make It Easier to Expand English Vocabulary
Can you believe that learning French is useful for English learners to expand their vocabulary? I've been studying to pass grade 1 of EIKEN, which is English certification test in Japan and requires to know more than 12,000 words. Uncommon words we can find in the difficult (abstruse or esoteric?) sentences are often derived from French language. That's why some people who had passed the exam suggest challengers to learn basic French words.
English belongs to Germanic language family while French is derived from Latin. I was curious about why some French words were merged into English vocabulary. I'd be happy if you don't make fun of my luck of knowledge about European history. According to my sources, the Duke of Normandy, who speaks French, conquered England in the 11th century. A number of French words flooded into English politics or religion world along with aristcratic people during the dominant over three centuries. That's why we can find remnants of French in English.
Learning French Makes It Easier to Expand English Vocabulary
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Can you believe that learning French is useful for English learners to expand their vocabulary?
I've been studying to pass grade 1 of EIKEN, which is an English certification test in Japan and requires you to know more than 12,000 words.
Or "the English certification test" - depending on whether it's one of many, or the dominant one that you must pass.
You could say "requires knowledge of more than 12,000 words", but if you use the verb know then I feel like it needs a subject. Requires you to know, requires candidates to know, requires that you know.
Uncommon words we can find in the difficult (abstruse or esoteric?) sentences are often derived from the French language.
Abstruse and esoteric are both fine here, although uncommon :) Words you use if you want to show off a little bit.
You could simply say "or from French." but "French language" requires "the" - I guess because "French" alone is a proper noun, whereas "French language" is a regular noun with an adjective.
That's why some people who hadve passed the exam suggest challengers toandidates learn basic French words.
"have" for consistency with present tense "suggest". "challengers" is more... combative? If you're a challenger, that probably means that if you win, someone else will lose. You win your place by beating someone to it. It's not simply whether you can succeed, it's whether you're *better* than someone.
English belongs to the Germanic language family while French is derived from Latin.
I was curious about why some French words were merged into English vocabulary.
I'd be happy if you don't make fun of my luack of knowledge about European history.
This *might* need to be "I'd be happy if you didn't" or "I'll be happy if you don't". would + past or will + present - that seems to be the rule for conditional sentences. But honestly, this sounds fine to me and I can imagine myself saying it.
According to my sources, the Duke of Normandy, who speaksoke French, conquered England in the 11th century.
William the Conqueror, the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, died in the year 1087 - he decidedly does not *speak* French :)
A number of French words flooded into English politics orand religion world along with aristocratic people during the French dominantce over the next three centuries.
This was quite a mixed up sentence. I think this is closest to what you mean.
That's why we can find remnants of French in English.
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One of my favourite facts about English is about the words for meat. Fancy animals like cows and pigs were mainly eaten by the French aristocracy, not the English peasants - but the peasants were the ones who farmed the animals. So we call the animal a "cow", like the Germanic words kuh, koe, ko. But we call the *meat* beef - from the French word for "cow", boeuf :) If you're about to eat it, you call it by the French word, because the French were the only ones who ate them!
July 12, 2021
Thank you for correcting me in detail! Your example is interesting one even though the words are quite well known.
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Learning French Make It Easier to Expand English Vocabulary Learning French Makes It Easier to Expand English Vocabulary Or "To Make It" |
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Can you believe that learning French is useful for English learners to expand their vocabulary? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I've been studying to pass grade 1 of EIKEN, which is English certification test in Japan and requires to know more than 12,000 words. I've been studying to pass grade 1 of EIKEN, which is an English certification test in Japan and requires you to know more than 12,000 words. Or "the English certification test" - depending on whether it's one of many, or the dominant one that you must pass. You could say "requires knowledge of more than 12,000 words", but if you use the verb know then I feel like it needs a subject. Requires you to know, requires candidates to know, requires that you know. |
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Uncommon words we can find in the difficult (abstruse or esoteric?) sentences are often derived from French language. Uncommon words we can find in the difficult (abstruse or esoteric?) sentences are often derived from the French language. Abstruse and esoteric are both fine here, although uncommon :) Words you use if you want to show off a little bit. You could simply say "or from French." but "French language" requires "the" - I guess because "French" alone is a proper noun, whereas "French language" is a regular noun with an adjective. |
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That's why some people who had passed the exam suggest challengers to learn basic French words. That's why some people who ha "have" for consistency with present tense "suggest". "challengers" is more... combative? If you're a challenger, that probably means that if you win, someone else will lose. You win your place by beating someone to it. It's not simply whether you can succeed, it's whether you're *better* than someone. |
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English belongs to Germanic language family while French is derived from Latin. English belongs to the Germanic language family while French is derived from Latin. |
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I was curious about why some French words were merged into English vocabulary. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I'd be happy if you don't make fun of my luck of knowledge about European history. I'd be happy if you don't make fun of my l This *might* need to be "I'd be happy if you didn't" or "I'll be happy if you don't". would + past or will + present - that seems to be the rule for conditional sentences. But honestly, this sounds fine to me and I can imagine myself saying it. |
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According to my sources, the Duke of Normandy, who speaks French, conquered England in the 11th century. According to my sources, the Duke of Normandy, who sp William the Conqueror, the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, died in the year 1087 - he decidedly does not *speak* French :) |
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A number of French words flooded into English politics or religion world along with aristcratic people during the dominant over three centuries. A number of French words flooded into English politics This was quite a mixed up sentence. I think this is closest to what you mean. |
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That's why we can find remnants of French in English. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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