Re: Fundamental difference between English and German

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:10:32 +0100, "Lou Ravi"
<j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

MM wrote:
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:20:56 +0100, "Lou Ravi"
<j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We do not have cases for instance.

What about he, his and him? What about who and whom?

There are VERY significant similarities between English and German.

I don't disagree but there are fewer between German and English than
French and English


For example, the way tenses are formed in certain verbs: spring,
sprang. I spring, I sprang. Ich springe, ich sprang.

Only difference in German is an e after spring. Same with sing and
sang. I sing, I sang. Ich singe, ich sang.

Yes but they aren't called irregular verbs for nothing.

That's as may be, but they are practically identical in both
languages. There are dozens of other examples. Possibly hundreds,
though I haven't caried out any intensive research.

MM
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