: *Chuckles.* Oh, just the Germans, Normans, and
: Scandinavians. I'd hardly call that the whole
: world, unless you're Eurocentric.
More like, the English have conquered everyone else at least once.
: And I wouldn't call English Germanic sounding at all;
: even its grammar far more closely resembles a
: Classical or Romantic language. I don't think it can
: be pinned down in how it sounds aesthetically; English
: is unique.
And, not to be Anglocentric, the most wonderful language since a man first swore at the rock he dropped on his toe.
In English, there are so many ways to phrase what you want to say, its wonderful. Makes reading and talking so much more fun.
Seraph