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No. For instance, in Spanish, the word for "house" is "casa". The word for "mouse" is "ratoncito". House and mouse rhyme in English, but not in Spanish.

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Does the English language contain words from other languages?

Words and phrases from other languages have crept into the vocabulary of English speakers. For example:French: rendezvous, raison d'etreLatin: carpe diem, status quoare used frequently by English speakers. The English language contains many, many words which are clearly derived from other languages.


How much of the English language is taken from other languages?

Nearly 80 percent or more of the English language has its origins from other languages and the development over time from Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Greek, Latin, Germanic languages, French, Roman and others had their influence on English. Many of the medical and scientific words come from Greek and Latin. The other modern words which don't have true origins from other languages came from slang words, new inventions and discovery, and were made up as new words were needed.


Why is rhyme used differently in different languages?

Rhyme can vary between languages due to differences in phonetics, phonotactics, and the structure of words. For example, languages may have different sets of sounds or phonemes that can create rhymes. Additionally, the position of stress in words and the complexity of syllable structure can affect how rhyme is perceived and utilized in different languages.


What is the gender of knife?

Words in English - as opposed to other languages - do not have a gender attached to them.


How many loanwords do English loan?

English has borrowed words from various languages over the centuries, resulting in thousands of loanwords. It is estimated that around 80% of English words have origins in other languages, such as Latin, French, and German.

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How did the number of words in English increase?

By the inclusion of words from other languages


What words don't have another word to rhyme with it?

Purple, month, orange, and silver are words that no other words in the English language will rhyme with.liver-silverorange-hinge


Does the English language contain words from other languages?

Words and phrases from other languages have crept into the vocabulary of English speakers. For example:French: rendezvous, raison d'etreLatin: carpe diem, status quoare used frequently by English speakers. The English language contains many, many words which are clearly derived from other languages.


What rhymes with sixpence?

The word sixpence does not rhyme with any other words. Sing a Song of Sixpence is an English nursery rhyme.


What four common English words have no other words that rhyme with them?

Three of them are colors: silver, purple, and orange.The fourth word is month.There are plenty of other English words that don't rhyme (i.e., angst, scalp, twelfth, depth, width) but these four are by far the most common non-rhyming English words.


How much of the English language is taken from other languages?

Nearly 80 percent or more of the English language has its origins from other languages and the development over time from Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Greek, Latin, Germanic languages, French, Roman and others had their influence on English. Many of the medical and scientific words come from Greek and Latin. The other modern words which don't have true origins from other languages came from slang words, new inventions and discovery, and were made up as new words were needed.


Why does English so many negative word than other language?

While there are many negative or bad words in the English language there are also negative words in many other languages. The English language may however, have more slang words than other languages.


English words made by other lauguages?

Words adopted into English from other languages (as "macho" from Spanish, or "sauerkraut" from German) are usually referred to as borrowed words.


Why is english considerd not a pure language?

some words are from other languages.


Why is rhyme used differently in different languages?

Rhyme can vary between languages due to differences in phonetics, phonotactics, and the structure of words. For example, languages may have different sets of sounds or phonemes that can create rhymes. Additionally, the position of stress in words and the complexity of syllable structure can affect how rhyme is perceived and utilized in different languages.


What four words in the English language don't rhyme with any other words?

Purple Month Silver Orange


What does the Vietnamese term for con heo mean in English?

Con Heo means 'pigs' in English. One can use an online translator in order to translate words from Vietnamese to English or other languages or from English to other languages.