Those bloody foreign...err... words! Loanwords in English 🇬🇧

Test your knowledge of words in English that have been borrowed from other languages with almost no modification. 👉 Brush up on your English and learn more about Britain on https://t.me/Lingalo_English

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English, Language, Etymology, Vocabulary, Lexicon, Phraseology, Advanced English, Learning, Latin, Word origin

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9 comments

Smart Tiger judge Jun 19, 2020

Thank you for taking the effort to submit your test for the contest.
Unfortunately, this test will not be able to receive a prize:

1.Missing explanations. All explanations simply repeat the correct answer. E.g.#q1, #q2, #q3, #q5, #q6, #q7 etc.

Cute Camel author Jun 19, 2020

Thank you. It is a language quiz - I didn't think much explanation is needed; you have to choose the right word or phrase in this one. And "explanation" is often in the question itself anyway.

Tall Panda judge Jul 10, 2020

Cute Camel This Quiz was fully re-assessed by an independent Judge.

The original verdict was incorrect. Your Quiz is no longer disqualified. However, we cannot guarantee that it will receive a prize.

Cute Camel author Jul 10, 2020

Tall Panda Thank you for this.

Masta Tommski May 24, 2020

This one is really tough, like it!

Sharp Chameleon May 25, 2020

Hi! Thanks for the quiz, I love loanwords - although most of these are quite uncommon in everyday speech ;)
However, there is a mistake in question #2:
"Forbidden" is absolutely not a loan from German "verboten", as they are both independent evolutions of a Proto-Germanic compound that has reflexes in nearly all Germanic languages. You can check it here: https://www.etymonline.com/word/forbid#etymonline_v_11776.

Cheers!

Cute Camel author May 25, 2020

Hi. Thank you for your comment! "Verboten" is a loanword though, that's what was meant.