What King James wrought: How the Bible still shapes the language
By Jan Freeman | November 8, 2010 | Boston Globe
“…It has long been an article of faith among speakers of English that biblical language — especially that of the Authorized, or King James, version, published in 1611 — has been immensely influential. The KJV, wrote linguist David Crystal in 2004, “has contributed far more to English in the way of idiomatic or quasi-proverbial expressions than any other literary source.”…”
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