Talk:Anglo-Saxon (disambiguation)

Untitled
1) An adjective term pertaining to Anglophone cosmopolitan societies or predominantly Western characters, i.e. North America, Australia/New Zealand, South Africa, the British Isles,....

Is this really the primary usage of the term? I've seen it so used in French, but it would strike me as unusual indeed in modern English. Perhaps it appears more in Commonwealth countries than it does the US? --Brion 08:10 Jan 31, 2003 (UTC)


 * Perhaps so. I think that it was more commonly used by English speakers in the 19th century than nowadays but it doesn't strike me as as an archaism even now. -- Derek Ross

Perhaps this article should be merged with the article Anglo-Saxons -- Derek Ross

He's an Anglo-Saxon Messenger -- and those are Anglo-Saxon attitudes.

This is the genuine context of the quote in Through the Looking-Glass, chapter 7:
 * All this was lost on Alice, who was still looking intently along the road, shading her eyes with one hand. `I see somebody now!' she exclaimed at last. `But he's coming very slowly -- and what curious attitudes he goes into!'


 * (For the Messenger kept skipping up and down, and wriggling like an eel, as he came along, with his great hands spread out like fans on each side.)


 * `Not at all,' said the King. `He's an Anglo-Saxon Messenger -- and those are Anglo-Saxon attitudes. He only does them when he's happy. His name is Haigha.' (He pronounced it so as to rhyme with `mayor'.)

Quotes used out of context-- not an honest technique, really. Wetman 18:00, 26 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Cakalacky
I don't understand the use of the word "cakalacky" twice on the main article page. especially when the link page does not seem to mention the word. Am I missing something? Nemohove

Link added to ‘Anglo-Celtic’ article
Hello, as it is of relevance, I have added the following to the ‘People’ section: “Anglo-Celtic, a macro-cultural term that is inclusive of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman traditions/groups”. Accordingly I have inserted "or be included in" after "may refer to" at the top. Kind regards, Pconlon 11:48, 27 June 2007 (GMT)

What's in an "S"?
Surely this page should be entitled Anglo-Saxon (disambiguation) and Anglo-Saxon simpy redirected to Anglo-Saxons ... I can see so little chance that anyone will object to this that I am about to be bold ... of course my actions can always be overwritten by other, even bolder, ones than me. Abtract (talk) 17:08, 25 July 2008 (UTC)