Anglo-Saxon vs. Latinate words

Source: Stephen Pidgen

Saxon words are

  • of Germanic origin
  • informal
  • concrecte
  • usually monosyllabic

 

 

Latinate words are

  • of French or Latin origins
  • formal
  • abstract
  • usually multisyllabic

 

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