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Excuse My French
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Please excuse me, but I must use French words in this English quiz. Here's ten questions about French words adopted into the English language.
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Easy
10 Q
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guitargoddess
May 31 11
4596 plays
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Sources of English: Latin
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Already when still living on the Continent the Anglo-Saxon tribes had picked up many words from their Roman enemies. Then came Church Latin. The Norman Conquest added large portions of French. But then there was the Renaissance. See for yourself.
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10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 26 02
9180 plays
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Native American Contribution to English
Team quiz by Raised by Wolves
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First Nations people assisted the explorers and pioneers who came to the Americas in many ways. One of them was to contribute new words to the language that they spoke. These loan words have found their way into the English language.
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Easy
10 Q
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einsteinII
Dec 04 12
264 plays
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Parlez-Vous Inglés, Mein Herr?
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The English language developed with additions from many languages. See if you can figure out the original language of these commonly-used English words.
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Not Rated
10 Q
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CmdrK
Today!
0 plays
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Speaking German: in English
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As with other languages, many German words have found their way into English. How many of them do you know?
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Easy
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 21 12
2166 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Arabic
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You may not be aware of it, but English has many borrowed words from languages throughout the world! Quite a number of English words come originally from Arabic. See if you can figure out which ones are from Arabic below...good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Dec 05 02
3849 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Japanese
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You may not have realized it, but the Japanese language has helped play its part in shaping the English language vocabulary. Here are 10 examples of this phenomenon...enjoy and learn!
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Average
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 30 02
6375 plays
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What Language Did These Words Come From?
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This is a quiz on etymology- the origin of some common words. From what languages did these words originate?
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Average
15 Q
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crisw
Apr 13 00
8718 plays
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Latin in the Modern World
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I am going to look at ten Latin words or phrases which have survived into modern English. Be careful sometimes the literal translation from Latin doesn't match the modern day meaning associated with the word or phrase.
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Easy
10 Q
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BxBarracuda
Feb 29 12
2094 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases
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Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversation. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
15 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
Mar 15 07
5073 plays
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The Jubilee Quiz
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My fiftieth quiz deals with a few English words borrowed from the Hebrew language.
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Tough
10 Q
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gentlegiant17
Sep 02 10
765 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 5.
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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Soozy_woozy
May 19 07
4524 plays
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What Does My Latin Quote Mean?
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I'll give you a Latin quote that people use in everyday life even today - and you select the nearest correct translation of it. Have fun :)
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Easy
10 Q
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Creedy
Jan 14 11
1551 plays
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Arabic Words In English
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The influence of Arabic civilisation on Europe can hardly be underestimated. It left traces in most West- European languages, and English is no exception
to this. See what you can identify.
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Sep 02 02
4785 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 3.
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Many words and phrases from other languages are used in our everyday conversations and literature. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Average
10 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
May 01 07
3912 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 7
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good Luck!
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Average
10 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
Jun 23 07
3594 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 4
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All these common, foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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Soozy_woozy
May 11 07
2907 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 9
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Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages, are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversations. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Average
10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Jul 27 07
2409 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 10
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Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversation. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Nov 11 07
2769 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Italian
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Of course Italian, being one of the Romance languages, has made a big impact on the English language. Find out, in part, just how significant this impact has been by attempting these ten questions...buona fortuna!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jun 29 03
2460 plays
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What Does My French Quote Mean?
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I'll give you a French quote that English speaking people use in everyday life today from time to time - and you select the nearest correct translation of it. Have fun :)
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Easy
10 Q
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Creedy
Jan 22 11
852 plays
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Greek and Latin in Disguise
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English vocabulary being already a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French, we sometimes forget there was actually added a lot of Greek and Latin to the melting pot as well. See how transparent these 'inkhorn' terms are to you.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Jan 26 02
5832 plays
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Oy! Yiddish!
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Yiddish is now an inseparable part of our lexicon. See how much you know, oy gevalt!
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Average
10 Q
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tjoebigham
Jan 10 01
3639 plays
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German Words in English
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English has borrowed very few words from modern German, but there are some. In each case, pick the English word or phrase that provides the *best* definition or explanation. Have fun!
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
May 01 01
5256 plays
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Words of Indian Origin
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"Jungle", "Bungalow" and "Thug" apart, there are approximately 700 words of Indian origin in the English language. Here are some of the less well known ones.
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Average
10 Q
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almaster
Sep 29 04
2163 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 6
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good luck!
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Average
10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Jun 14 07
1809 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 8
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good Luck!
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Average
10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Jul 04 07
1614 plays
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Foreigners in the English Language
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No language can do without the benefit of 'free import' of new words from its neighbours. Especially not a world-language like English. Just see if you can 'identify' these foreigners in disguise.
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Average
10 Q
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chrissie_26
Sep 05 01
4767 plays
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English Borrowings
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Few languages have so gluttonously borrowed words from others languages than English.This may have been because of the 'British Empire' , but did not end with its demise.But let's be fair:there was no bigger 'lender' than English itself.
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Difficult
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flem-ish
Mar 26 02
5202 plays
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Foreign Words in English
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We know them; we use them; but are they English? English is the current language number one and many other languages borrow English words. Nevertheless, English also has adopted foreign words. What do you know about them? Have a fun!
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Difficult
10 Q
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marvo1330
Aug 09 08
2031 plays
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