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One cannot guess how a word functions. One has to look at its use and learn from that. But the difficulty is to remove the prejudice which stands in the way of doing this. It is not a stupid prejudice.

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John Lyly

John Lyly

John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 or 1554 - November 1606) was an English writer, best known for his books Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England . Lyly's linguistic style, originating in his first books, is known as Euphuism .

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