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<strong>What is Anglish?</strong>
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Anglish is linguistic purism in English. The Anglish movement seeks to use native English words rather than borrowed words from foreign languages.
Anglish is a kind of English which prefers native words over those borrowed from foreign languages. Anglish is linguistic purism applied to English.
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Computer > Reckoner
Computer > Reckoner
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This is achieved by simply choosing to use a native word over a borrowed word, or if there is no modern native word for a given concept, Old English words can be revived and updated to modern spelling to be used for a modern meaning.
This is achieved by simply choosing to use a native word over a borrowed word, or if there is no modern native word for a given concept, Old English words can be revived and updated to modern spelling to be used for a modern meaning.
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<strong>History</strong>
The term "Anglish" was made up by Paul Jennings in 1966, however the desire to remove foreign influence from the English language is a tradition that goes back all the way to 1066 when the Norman invasion brought in the majority of foreign vocabulary to English.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [https://old.reddit.com/r/anglish Anglish Subreddit]
* [https://old.reddit.com/r/anglish Anglish Subreddit]
* [https://discord.com/invite/StjsRtP Discord]
* [https://discord.com/invite/StjsRtP Discord]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y8_11RDvuCRyUK_MXj5K7ZjccgCUDapsPDI5PjaEkMw/edit#gid=885060373 Anglish Wordbook]
* [https://anglish.org/wiki/Wordbook Anglish Wordbook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIo-17SIkws YouTuber Langfocus On Anglish]
* [https://theanglishtimes.com Anglish Newspaper]
* [https://www.amazon.com/How-Wed-Talk-English-1066/dp/0755211677 How We'd Talk If the English Had Won in 1066]

Revision as of 10:38, 15 April 2022

What is Anglish?

Anglish is a kind of English which prefers native words over those borrowed from foreign languages. Anglish is linguistic purism applied to English.

For example:

Dictionary > Wordbook
Famous > Nameknown
Native > Inborn
Decide > Choose
Computer > Reckoner


This is achieved by simply choosing to use a native word over a borrowed word, or if there is no modern native word for a given concept, Old English words can be revived and updated to modern spelling to be used for a modern meaning.

History

The term "Anglish" was made up by Paul Jennings in 1966, however the desire to remove foreign influence from the English language is a tradition that goes back all the way to 1066 when the Norman invasion brought in the majority of foreign vocabulary to English.

See Also