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2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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   This article covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing their character as Gallicisms: they remain unmistakably "French" to an English speaker. They are most common in written English, where they retain French diacritics and are usually printed in italics. In spoken English, at least some attempt ...

3. List of English words with dual French and Old English ...

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   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).

4. Category:Lists of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Lists of English words of French origin" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

5. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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   English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...

6. Old English - Wikipedia

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   Here is a natural enough Modern English translation, although the phrasing of the Old English passage has often been stylistically preserved, even though it is not usual in Modern English: What! We spear-Danes in ancient days inquired about the glory of the nation-kings, how the princes performed bravery.

7. Reverso (language tools) - Wikipedia

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   Reverso's suite of online linguistic services has over 96 million users, and comprises various types of language web apps and tools for translation and language learning. [11] Its tools support many languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Russian.