Is it warn or admonish?
Warn comes to us from our Anglo-Saxon roots, while Admonish comes to us from our Latin ones. Therefore, the words, over time, took on somewhat varying meanings. Admonish, most likely due to its Latin heritage not only sounds more sophisticated, but is seen as being a more direct or strong way to warn someone.Jul 7, 2011
Warn comes to us from our Anglo-Saxon roots, while Admonish comes to us from our Latin ones. Therefore, the words, over time, took on somewhat varying meanings. Admonish, most likely due to its Latin heritage not only sounds more sophisticated, but is seen as being a more direct or strong way to warn someone.Jul 7, 2011
