Thread: Native English speakers... I have a question, please help!
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Old 11-07-2009, 07:30 PM  
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Originally Posted by MaDalton View Post
why is the animal called "pig", you eat "pork" and get the "swine" flu??
Each of these words have different origins, from different languages. English is a merger of these.
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