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Small Latin and Less Greek: A Look at the Inkhorn Controversy
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Small Latin and Less Greek: A Look at the Inkhorn Controversy

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Sara Schliep

The Inkhorn Controversy in the 15th and 16th centuries focused on the use of long, Latinate words as opposed to shorter, Saxon-rooted English counterparts.