Languages, in my opinion, are some of the most interesting things in existence. Here are some language facts! Did you know that in languages like Spanish, double negatives are acceptable? In Italian the phrase "I love you" literally means "I want well for you". Also, English is one of the only languages on Earth that has different words for animals and the meat that comes from those animals. Some of the most spoken languages come from Europe, but most of the world's spoken languages are spoken in Asia and Africa. Languages are borrowing from each other. English came from many different languages, but many European languages are borrowing from English! "Perfect bilinguals" exist. These people can speak two different languages equally well, though most bilinguals speak one better than the other. European languages, for the most part, can be put into these three categories: Germanic, Romance, and Slavic. Well, I hope that was enough for you! Adios!
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