The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... Latin element is sometimes called the Latin of the First Period . 16. In A.D. 597 , St Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory to teach Christianity to the English , and in the course of the next four centuries several Latin words ...
... Latin element is sometimes called the Latin of the First Period . 16. In A.D. 597 , St Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory to teach Christianity to the English , and in the course of the next four centuries several Latin words ...
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... Latin element in modern English . The four leading events are these : I. Roman occupation of Britain , A.D. 43 to 410 . Latin words found only in names of places ; e.g. Dorchester , Stratton . 2 . Introduction of Christianity among the ...
... Latin element in modern English . The four leading events are these : I. Roman occupation of Britain , A.D. 43 to 410 . Latin words found only in names of places ; e.g. Dorchester , Stratton . 2 . Introduction of Christianity among the ...
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... Latin word if we can . But a hard and fast rule of this sort is not to be laid down for universal application as a maxim of style . The Latin word may sometimes be the more effective or exact , though an English word might also serve ...
... Latin word if we can . But a hard and fast rule of this sort is not to be laid down for universal application as a maxim of style . The Latin word may sometimes be the more effective or exact , though an English word might also serve ...
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