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the__truthguy t1_isj509v wrote
Reply to comment by 994phij in When it's said 99.9% of human DNA is the same in all humans, is this referring to only coding DNA or both coding and non-coding DNA combined? by PeanutSalsa
The MAOA 2-repeat allele is a very interesting mutation. I recommend reading all the papers published about it and educate yourself.
the__truthguy t1_ishsbbi wrote
Reply to When it's said 99.9% of human DNA is the same in all humans, is this referring to only coding DNA or both coding and non-coding DNA combined? by PeanutSalsa
This old statistic is always thrown out there to show how "similar" we are, but it's actually a pretty useless statistic. We share 96% of our DNA with chimps. 99.84% with Neanderthals. And 2-4% of non-Africans get their DNA from Neanderthals.
A single SNP or 1/3,054,815,723 of the genome can be the difference between a normal person and a cold-blooded killer.
the__truthguy t1_ird848j wrote
Reply to comment by ConsitutionalHistory in Where did the English language REALLY come from? by MagicRaptor
Too bad. It's not a novel; It's a 400 letter reddit comment.
Without a doubt, English, in its beginning, was a Germanic language. You can cry about that all the way home. It's been loaded up with a ton of loanwords over the past 1,500 years, which makes it more Latinized than other Germanic languages, but that's about it.
the__truthguy t1_ir9n4gx wrote
I've been teaching English as a second language for 20 years. I speak English, French, German, and I know a ton of Latin (thanks to English).
It is blatantly obvious to me that English is German people incorporating an enormous amount of French and Latin words into their vocabulary. I think what people overlook is how influential French was during the late Middle Ages. It was considered the language of the learned and as such anyone who could read learned French. It wasn't a result of French migration, but rather the English admiration and obsession with everything French. It is through them that we learned everything, from the alphabet to the classics.
As an example, I will re-write the paragraph above, but take out all the French/Latin words and you'll see how English is a German language at heart.
It is grossly clear to me that English is German folk bringing in an very big sum of French and Latin words into their word list. I think what folk overlook is how stark French was when the late Middle Ages was. It was thought the language of the learned and as such everyone who could read learned French. It wasn't an outcome of French wandering, but rather the English wonder and worship with everything French. It is through them that we learned everything, from the alphabet to the classics.
English sounds weird without all the French and Latin, but it's still English, which is a German dialect. No doubt.
the__truthguy t1_ixd01fq wrote
Reply to ‘Without enough Latvians, we won’t be Latvia’: eastern Europe’s shrinking population | Latvia’s population is 30% smaller than it was in 1990 and by 2050 numbers will be in decline in over half of Europe’s 52 countries. by mossadnik
Just hang in there a bit longer. We are only at the beginning of the demographic cliff we approach. Once the machine really starts running low on workers, they'll actually have to pay people a living wage and the birth rate will recover.