Re: John Cheke died (13/9/1557)

On 2024-09-13 14:43:18 +0000, Christian Weisgerber said:

On 2024-09-13, Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
 

"our own tung shold be written cleane and pure, vnmixt and vnmangeled

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with borowing of other tunges... For then doth our tung naturallie and

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praisablie vtter her meaning"

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 A bit late for that, in the 16th century.

No doubt, but even in the 20th century the poet Robert Bridges and others were anxious to return English to a clean and pure state. I don't think their ideas had much influence.
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Athel cb