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AH020387 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Romace or ramantic languages?

Which is correct to say:

Romance languages

OR

Romantic languages

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Top answer

Romance languages are derived from Latin. Read about them here . They have nothing to do with lovey-dovey, kissy-kissy, my dearest darling stuff.

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Romance languages are derived from Latin. Read about them here. They have nothing to do with lovey-dovey, kissy-kissy, my dearest darling stuff.

Apparently they are sometimes called Romanic (without the t), in reference to the ancient Romans, but I have never heard that.

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