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Subject: Re: John Cheke died (13/9/1557)
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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
>                                             ^^^^    ^^^        ^^^^^^
>> with borowing of other tunges... For then doth our tung naturallie and
>                                                           ^^^^^^^
>> praisablie vtter her meaning"
>   ^^^^^^^^
> 
> 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.


-- 
Athel cb