Viggen 95 Report post Posted October 22, 2014 The Greek & Latin Roots of English by Tamara M Green Book Review by caldrail What a strange beast our language is. You would think that after two thousand years of history and societal change, with all the dynamics of the spoken word , the relative strengths of regional dialects, the dilution caused by travel or immigration, the very ease with which new words can enter common usage, that the English language is greatly different from that spoken by our distant ancestors. Perhaps it is, yet I was surprised to learn that 60% of modern English has roots in classical Greek or Latin... ...continue to the full review of The Greek & Latin Roots of English by Tamara M Green Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artimi 10 Report post Posted October 23, 2014 Read the review, seems a good one to add to my wish list 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
