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> The term "Anglish" was made up by Paul Jennings in 1966, however the desire to remove foreign influence from the English language is a tradition that goes bac
by Octokiddie 4y ago
> The term "Anglish" was made up by Paul Jennings in 1966, however the desire to remove foreign influence from the English language is a tradition that goes back all the way to 1066 when the Norman invasion brought in the majority of foreign vocabulary to English.
It's worth noting that Paul Jennings is described as a "humourist."
> Paul Francis Jennings (20 June 1918 – 26 December 1989) was an English humourist and author.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jennings_(British_author) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jennings_(British_author)