On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:46:23 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>I've noticed that English seems to have two of many words meaning 
>similar things but with slightly different connotations. One tends to 
>come from the Spanish/Latin kind of words, with the other coming from 
>the German.

An interesting observation, here in the British Isles you might find a
preference for the different words depending on the area that you live in. Where
the local dialect descends from the original invaders. For instance in the home
counties there is a greater inclination to use words from the Romance languages
and in the north, people use more Germanic words.

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Regards
     Stephen

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