In the 18th century English grammarians
a.copied Americanism freely
b. introduced many new classical phrases into the language
c. strove to change English pronunciation to more archaic from
d. tried to prevent any more changes in the language
2006-12-18 08:33:02 · 4 answers · asked by Sam 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
a. They never would have done that. They don't do it today (LOL)!
b. Yes. They prided themselves on knowledhge of Greek and Latin and on the acceptance of Shakespeare's words into the language.
c. Ridikulus! as Harry Potter might say. They never tried to go backward.
d. No. The French Academy tried to do that with the French language. There was never any English academy tghat tried to do that.
2006-12-18 08:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will never learn asking other people.
2006-12-18 16:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what's a grammarian?
2006-12-18 16:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by Alex J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
all of the above......
2006-12-18 16:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋