On the other hand, in The King's English, orient is criticised as a 'Gallicism'. From Wordnik.com. [On being orient(at)ed] Reference
Brushing aside the Gallicism of his formal dip at her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Tender is the Night] Reference
We also tossed the narcissistic Gallicism “memoir,” which we decided was a linguistic mongrel of “me” and “moi.”. From Wordnik.com. [Last Words] Reference
Though her English is fluent, I assumed this somewhat peculiar phrase was a Gallicism, and I merely nodded solemnly in agreement. From Wordnik.com. [Winners] Reference
‘Resume’ must be a Gallicism meaning ‘summarize’ — think ‘resume’ (three syllable) meaning ‘summary (of qualifications)’. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » What Bulgarians Think of Us:] Reference
English he seemed to write as readily as French, although a strong Gallicism would every now and then slip from his pen, as it slipped from his tongue. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861] Reference
He was a tall, black-haired, mercurial Frenchman, with an eye like a falcon, who, with only an occasional Gallicism purposely indulged in, spoke American like a native. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859] Reference
I shall not discuss the cause of this change in the use of the possessive, though it seems to me an evident Gallicism, nor shall I open the question of whether it is a mere passing fad or the beginning of an actual alteration in the language. From Wordnik.com. [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference
One other Gallicism survives in our pronunciation. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell] Reference
Fox's Gallicism, too, was a treasury of weapons to Pitt. From Wordnik.com. [Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge] Reference
"Orientalised and divested of their inordinate Gallicism.". From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton]
Gallicism, Denys went triumphant off at a tangent, and stigmatized all monks as hypocrites. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
And this opens a curious question as to how long this Gallicism maintained itself in England. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell] Reference
The verb to orient is a Gallicism of much the same sort, and the half-world is perhaps worse. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign Words.] Reference
Perhaps I should rather call it a semi-Gallicism, for it is the result of a futile effort to reproduce a French sound with. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell] Reference
Oriental text he could find was a Hindustani version of Galland's tales "Orientalised and divested of their inordinate Gallicism.". From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
This anti-Gallicism and incurable levity of the pedagogue wrought a singular mistake; but it was soon rectified, and the Catechism went on. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret] Reference
Gallandian Tales: better still, these were sufficiently orientalised and divested of their inordinate Gallicism, especially their lonesome dialogue, by being converted into. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
These terms admittedly are dreadful, especially the third − (Gallicism is already a word with its own meaning) but they are clear and I think will be justified by the examples. From Wordnik.com. [Stabroek News] Reference
In respect of words which are now entirely received by the whole nation, it is often possible to designate the writers who first substituted them for some affected Gallicism or unnecessary Latinism. From Wordnik.com. [English Past and Present] Reference
In one of these trimly built cars was a party of four young men whose spirits seemed to be at present well above the level of successful Gallicism: in fact, these four young men were almost hilarious. From Wordnik.com. [Dubliners] Reference
"Certainly not; for that feeling would naturally diminish in succeeding generations, whereas the Gallicism of our people is on the increase, -- in fact its origin is of comparatively recent date. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
It is a Gallicism from the. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete] Reference
Gallicism in book-titles, 22. From Wordnik.com. [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference
Gallicism, a sort of consecration. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society] Reference
Gallicism. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia — Complete] Reference
Gallicism.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
"Ghazwah," the corrupt Gallicism, now. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
“Ghazwah,” the corrupt Gallicism, now. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
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