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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

That’s because English is a Germanic language.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Odd that Irish is listed there as it’s not a Germanic language. It’s Celtic. Hiberno English could be there, but it’s more a dialect than a language.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Presumably they meant Hiberno-English, also known as Irish English.

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