[thechat] Austin Pics, Anglo words.

martin burns martin at members.evolt.org
Wed Apr 4 15:58:16 CDT 2001


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At 20:31 04/04/01, Ron White wrote:
>I think 'whilst' has its roots in Saxon :-)

Short, non-posh words in English mostly
are. Basic copywriting rule - use the simple
Saxon derived word (eg "get") above the
pseud French/Latin derived word (eg "obtain",
"procure") every time.

Cheers
Martin


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