Understanding the word Schmutzdecke

[Stavros Kiri]

Are you saying the -past- is the -came from- and therefore not being in the present -is- invalidates the comment? Well pardon if so- you see English is my second language. I not as perfect as you. Maybe the second language you are familiar with is better than my clumsy not grammatically correct English. Maybe we can compare notes?

Kind of yes. I was talking about present PF language, which is modern English.

 

[almostvoid]

Kind of yes. I was talking about present PF language, which is modern English.

which is spelled with American--ese morphological evolving mutating changes. [not a criticism just an observation and comment] so that really American is the modern and English the progenitor thereof.

 

[DrDu]

so that really American is the modern and English the progenitor thereof.

I don't think this is unambiguously true. After all, colonies or people in exile tend to conserve a much more antique language than that spoken in the mother country.

 

[Stavros Kiri]

which is spelled with American--ese morphological evolving mutating changes. [not a criticism just an observation and comment] so that really American is the modern and English the progenitor thereof.

I don't think PF specifies or limits to either one ...

 

[almostvoid]

I don't think this is unambiguously true. After all, colonies or people in exile tend to conserve a much more antique language than that spoken in the mother country.

interesting. The US being colonial historically as well.