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Fiction Course: Anglo-Saxon VS Latin Verbs

Fiction Course: Anglo-Saxon VS Latin Verbs

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Apr 29, 2025
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There is an old argument that for fiction writing, Old English verbs are better than their Latin counterparts, but it is rarely shared anymore. George Orwell said

"Bad writers, and especially scientific, political, and sociological writers, are nearly always haunted by the notion that Latin or Greek words are grander than Saxon ones."

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