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A2 Lang Change Etymology Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Faire-play

Ill-tubes

A

Shakespeare

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Love is blind
What’s done is done
The apple of mine eye

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Shakespeare idioms

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Thou
Thee
Thy

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Shakespeare used these

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4
Q

Est

Eth

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Shakespeare used these inflections

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Co- 
Dis-
Post-
Re-
Sub-
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Latin prefixes

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  • able
  • fy
  • ty
  • ment
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Latin prefixes

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7
Q

Anti-
Micro-
Auto-
Bio-

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Greek prefixes

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  • ism
  • ist
  • ize
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Greek suffixes

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9
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French influences

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Qu- queen
Gu- guide
Ie
Wh- when (formally hw)

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10
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Magnificent 
Monopoly
Emotion 
Exaggerate
History
Intellect
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Latin origin

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