Romanic languages, unity of, 34 ff., 412 Speech improvement, 190 Romans in Britain, 252, 328 Romantic style, 437 speedometer, 199 Spelling reform, 352 Spencer, H., 521 Root words, 319 Roscommon, 503 Split infinitive, 151–152 Science, vocabulary of, 335 scimitar, 124 scissors, 125 sculptor, 50 scythe, 124 shampoo, 335 sheep, 314 Shelley, 478, 483 Scandinavian elements in English, 329 Structural change, causes of, 277 ff., 311 studio, 50 Style, levels of, 453, dangers of learned diction in, 458 such an one, 207 Shakspere, 47, 168, 173, 204, 207, sweat, 69 462, 498, 531 Swift, J., 425, 467, 504 Supernatural language, belief in, 92 Synonyms, lack of in Anglo-Saxon, 324 |