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Well, I'm not sure if it's true, but there's a story in the bible (My grandparents are very catholic) That says of millions of people who tried to build a tower to reach the skies and be more like God. Obviously, He didn't like that idea and made so many diferent languages for every one, that no one understood eich other anymore...Like I said, it's probly just a legend, but that's my idea..

Bon..Je ne suis pas certaine si c'est une legende où non, mais je me suis faite dire pare mes grand-parent religieux que longtemps passé, des millions de gens on décider de construire une tour très haute, pour plus resembler aux Dieux. Évidement, Il n'était pas satisfait alors il a fais que tout le monde parle une diferente laungue pour ne plus su comprendre, donc, jamais finir la tour... Comme j'ai dis, je n'ais aucune idée si c'est vrais où non, mais c'est ce qui me convient le mieux..

As for why french and english are so similar, It's probably because France and England are so close. It's possible, but again, it's my personal theorie..

pour ce qui concerne la ressemblance entre le français et l'anglais, c'est problablement le fait que la France et l'Angleterre sont si proche..Mais encore, ce n'est que ma théorie..

Well, remember there is 3 different types of English. American English (my language) is made up of other languages. If I remember right American English the only reason we still call it English is because most of the words are English and we use the same spelling system for the most part. But in fact the amounts of languages that make up American English are something like English, French, Spanish, the numerous Native American languages, and the rest is Dutch, German, Swedish, Scots, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Finnish. Don't quest me on that, I was told that many years ago and forgot what % if what is what.

Going by what Wiki says.
American English has some spelling differences from British English, some of which were made as part of an attempt to make more rational the spelling used in Britain at the time. The American spelling changes were not driven by government, but by textbook writers and dictionary makers. Spelling tendencies in Britain from the 17th century until the present day (ex. -ise for -ize, programme for program, kerb for curb (noun), skilful for skillful, chequered for checkered, etc.), in some cases favored by the francophile tastes of 19th century Victorian England, had little effect on American English.

The first American dictionary was written by Noah Webster in 1828. At the time the United States was a relatively new country and Webster's particular contribution was to show that the region spoke a different dialect from Britain, and so he wrote a dictionary with many spellings differing from the standard. Many of these changes were initiated unilaterally by Webster.

Webster also argued for many "simplifications" to the idiomatic spelling of the period. Many, although not all, of his simplifications fell into common usage alongside the original versions with simple spelling modifications.

Some words with simplified spellings in American English include center, color, and maneuver, which are spelled centre, colour, and manoeuvre in other forms of English.

American English (AmE) also has many lexical differences from British English (BrE). American English sometimes favors words that are morphologically more complex, whereas British English uses clipped forms, such as AmE transportation and BrE transport or where the British form is a back-formation, such as AmE burglarize and BrE burgle (from burglar).

I'll agree with you there. Acctually, I read somewhere that the Japanese have actually taken the Chinese language and simplified it. But I can't remember where..Also, I think French and English were based on Latin? So that's a possibility as to why they're so similar.

I wouldn't say simplified, so much as adapted it to their needs. The two share some similarities in reading of kanji but are very different. Japanese is just about as complicated as chinese, perhaps with simpler sounds (plus no tones).

Ya. Because the chinese speak in sound right? But the japanese may use a tiny bit, but still not as much. But if you look at the ideogramms, the japanese use less strokes.

Romance languages, such as English, French, and Spanish, are alike because they all have their roots in Latin, the language of ancient Rome. I think not all humans speak the same language because we migrated away from each other in groups, and over time, language changes, similarly to evolution in life.

As for me, I speak English and Spanish fairly fluently.

Idiomas de Romancia, incluyendo Inglés, Francés, y Español, son igualmentes porque todos tienen sus raíces en Latina, la idioma de Roma antigua. Pienso que todos personas no hablan la misma idioma porque todos emigramos lejos de cadas en grupos, y en un cierto plazo, idiomas se cambian, similarmente a evolución en vida.

I'd post in French, but I'll be using too many big words. xp

Languages evolved, similar to different species. Isolation of one community from another led to lack of communication between the two, thus any words that were invented by one community stayed only with that community and were unheard of by the other.

What I think is happening now is the reverse, as a result of increased communication between people as far apart as opposite sides of the planet. I've talked to French-speaking Algerians who use "lol" when chatting, which is an English acronym. In fact, most people on the planet speak at least a little English, or are familiar with British, American, Canadian or Australian products.

English, btw, is a Germanic language, not a Romance one, and shares more cognates (similar words) with German than French, Spanish or Italian.

Example:

English: God
German: Gott
French: Dieu
Spanish: Dios

Meaning that, as with mammals vs. reptiles, English and German have a closer common ancestor with each other than with French and Spanish.