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Word of the day diglossia

by Christine Lovatt

Diglossia means the situation in which two languages or two versions of the same language are used under different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. 
A state of diglossia existed throughout the south of England after 1066, when William the Conqueror insisted on the use of French for church and state, whereas English was used by the common people for personal and family conversation. This is why the English language is so rich with synonyms - there were two sets of words, eg seat (from Old Norse) and chair (from French). It makes my job as crossword creator easier! Diglossia comes from the Greek di 'two' and glossa 'language'

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The word BUNNY comes from a Celtic word meaning a small bun which was used for the tail of a rabbit and eventually the rabbit itself

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