In the context of linguistic distance, which of the following languages is the most distant from English?
A) French
B) German
C) Spanish
D) Arabic
E) Thai

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Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese are all classified as Romance languages because of their common roots in Latin. Distances can be measured on these linguistic trees. If we assume English to be the starting point, German is one branch away, Danish two, Spanish three, Japanese four, Hebrew five, Chinese six, and Thai seven.

In the Context of Linguistic Distance, Which of the Following