I was intriged by Romanians 'meticulous exam' of the English language, and there people said that the 'lower'the level of the text is, the less romantic loanwords are present.
Therefore I have selected 3 text ,of various difficulty...
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*Physics* and *space*:
*Space* is one of the few *fundamental* *quantities* in *physics* meaning it can't be *defined* *via* other *quantities* because there is nothing more *fundamental* known at *present*. Thus,*similar* to the *definition* of other *fundamental* *quantities*(like time and mass), *space* is *defined* *via* *measurement*.
In *classical* *physics*, *space* is a three-*dimensional* *Euclidean* *space* where any *position* can be *described* using three *coordinates*. *Relativistic* *physics* *examines* *space*time rather than *space*; *space*time is *modeled* as a four-*dimensional* manifold, and *currently*, there are *theories* that can *support* even eleven-*dimensional* *spaces*.
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(Text 2)
Whaling:
For *centuries* large whales have been hunted for oil, meat, baleen and *ambergris* (a *perfume* *ingredient* from the *intestine* of sperm whales). Until the middle of the 20th *century*, whaling left many *populations* nearly or fully *extinct*. The *International* Whaling *Commission* *introduced* an open ended *moratorium* on all *commercial* whaling in 1986. For various reasons some *exceptions* to this *moratorium* *exist*; *current* whaling *nations* are Norway, Iceland and Japan and the *aboriginal* *communities* of Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada. For *details*, see whaling.
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(Text 3)
Football:
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their *opponent*. Football is played *predominantly* with the feet, but players may use any part of their body *except* their hands and arms to *propel* the ball; the *exceptions* to this are the two goalkeepers, who are the only players *allowed* to handle the ball in the field of play.
The sport is also known by other names in some parts of the English-speaking world, usually soccer or *association* football. These names are also used to *distinguish* the game from other *codes* of football, since the word "football" is used to *refer* to *several* quite *different* games.
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Please correct the words I've forgotten or the ones I have mistaken for Romantic loanwords.But I think the point has been made.
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But if that's true, does it mean that the Germanic words are only usefull for discussion and articles of 'low inteligence'? I mean , as seen here above, the 'higher' the subject the more Latin based words you need.
I find this a bit strange, because in Dutch or German you can easily go into a 'high class' discussion without using much romance words... it seems that , put simply... the Germanic part is mostly the 'undeveloped part' and the Romance part the 'more developed' part of the vocabulary...or even more blundly 'stupid and smart'.If you know what I mean.
Is'nt this strange?! ;-)
Therefore I have selected 3 text ,of various difficulty...
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(Text 1)
*Physics* and *space*:
*Space* is one of the few *fundamental* *quantities* in *physics* meaning it can't be *defined* *via* other *quantities* because there is nothing more *fundamental* known at *present*. Thus,*similar* to the *definition* of other *fundamental* *quantities*(like time and mass), *space* is *defined* *via* *measurement*.
In *classical* *physics*, *space* is a three-*dimensional* *Euclidean* *space* where any *position* can be *described* using three *coordinates*. *Relativistic* *physics* *examines* *space*time rather than *space*; *space*time is *modeled* as a four-*dimensional* manifold, and *currently*, there are *theories* that can *support* even eleven-*dimensional* *spaces*.
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(Text 2)
Whaling:
For *centuries* large whales have been hunted for oil, meat, baleen and *ambergris* (a *perfume* *ingredient* from the *intestine* of sperm whales). Until the middle of the 20th *century*, whaling left many *populations* nearly or fully *extinct*. The *International* Whaling *Commission* *introduced* an open ended *moratorium* on all *commercial* whaling in 1986. For various reasons some *exceptions* to this *moratorium* *exist*; *current* whaling *nations* are Norway, Iceland and Japan and the *aboriginal* *communities* of Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada. For *details*, see whaling.
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(Text 3)
Football:
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their *opponent*. Football is played *predominantly* with the feet, but players may use any part of their body *except* their hands and arms to *propel* the ball; the *exceptions* to this are the two goalkeepers, who are the only players *allowed* to handle the ball in the field of play.
The sport is also known by other names in some parts of the English-speaking world, usually soccer or *association* football. These names are also used to *distinguish* the game from other *codes* of football, since the word "football" is used to *refer* to *several* quite *different* games.
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Please correct the words I've forgotten or the ones I have mistaken for Romantic loanwords.But I think the point has been made.
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But if that's true, does it mean that the Germanic words are only usefull for discussion and articles of 'low inteligence'? I mean , as seen here above, the 'higher' the subject the more Latin based words you need.
I find this a bit strange, because in Dutch or German you can easily go into a 'high class' discussion without using much romance words... it seems that , put simply... the Germanic part is mostly the 'undeveloped part' and the Romance part the 'more developed' part of the vocabulary...or even more blundly 'stupid and smart'.If you know what I mean.
Is'nt this strange?! ;-)