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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wiktionary; ... Archaic English words and phrases (1 C, 20 P) L.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... articles that relate to various words on Wikipedia that are associated with archaic English words and phrases.
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Print/export Download as PDF; ... Archaic English words and phrases (1 C, 20 P) P. ... Pages in category "English words and phrases"
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Lists of English phrases" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ...
Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).
For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively. Additional usage ...