EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anchovy, buoy, caboose, freight, halibut, herring, hoist, keelhaul, skipper and starboard are all derived from Dutch. Even when the water is frozen, modern English cannot do without Dutch loan words. The words skate, to sled and sleigh come from Dutch as well.
Detailed explanation-2: -German was the second most commonly-spoken language in America, and banning it seemed the way to stop German spies cold. Plus, immigrants had always been encouraged to switch from their mother tongue to English to signal their assimilation and their acceptance of American values.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is difficult to determine where and when exactly English was taught in Germany. The very first reference we have is for the “Landesgymnasium Friedericianum” in Korbach in Hesse, where English was offered in 1668 (Aehle 1938: 53).
Detailed explanation-4: -One of the main reasons for the English and German language relationship and their similarities is because English is a language which originated from West Germanic at least 2, 000 years ago. This means German and English are both members of the family of Indo-European languages’ Germanic branch.