That is a great strength of the English language: being able to express very subtle nuances.
And Mr. Yardstick was right to say that most of the shorter words in English have Germanic roots.
Churchill‘s famous speech „we shall fight on the beaches“, for example, is a fine example of an English text in which many monosyllabic, impactful words are deployed though this is, contrary to what I‘ve read somewhere, not intentional, but a coincidence.
He was a masterful orator, taking great care over his speeches, writing and arranging them in poetical form to define the rhythm and tone of their delivery.
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