<p>A friend of mine who emigrated from Venezuela to the US said that when she first got here and didn't yet understand English, it sounded to her like most of the words ended in "ts" -- as in parts, hats, bits, etc.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>English is a combination of romance and germanic languages<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>English is considered a Germanic language because it is directly descended from Anglo-Saxon. It has a Germanic structure and grammar. And it has also has a heavy influx of romance vocabularly. About 60% of modern English words derive either directly or indirectly from Latin.</p>