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the sort of guy
These sound like nice simple Anglo Saxon words, but:
"sort" – 1200–50; (noun) Middle English < Middle French sorte
"guy" – 1300–50; Middle English gye < Old French guie, a guide, derivative of guier to guide
You played with these words in several parts of the post, which made it all the more entertaining a read.
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the sort of guy
These sound like nice simple Anglo Saxon words, but:
"sort" – 1200–50; (noun) Middle English < Middle French sorte
"guy" – 1300–50; Middle English gye < Old French guie, a guide, derivative of guier to guide
You played with these words in several parts of the post, which made it all the more entertaining a read.