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“Anglo-Saxon words are often more forcible than the corresponding words of Latin origin. In some cases they are more specific, the Latin having furnished the general term. In other cases they have the power of association, having been connected in our minds from childhood with real objects and actions, while the Latin term represents only ideas. Others are more forcible because shorter, so as to strike a quicker blow” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 362).

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Roy
Roy
10 years ago

A couple of years ago I read (skimmed) this and gave a copy to my pastor. I’m still not sure it was received in the spirit that it was given.