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greedy, individualistic
Formal English is THE standard English. This is in oppsoition to informal English which is spoken English and includes slang and colloquialisms.
greed came from greedy rather than vice versa in the 17th century & greedy or in middle English gredi is derived from the old English word graedig meaning either voracious or covetous but it actually has a much longer history than that
There are several Englishes, and several of them are considered standard, or general. British English, of course, is one of them, but not the only one. American English is a standard English, and is spoken widely throughout the world. The English spoken in India is also standard, and there may be a few others.
Hardly. There are many forms of non-Standard English, and they all have far more limited vocabularies than Standard English - which is the literary dialect, after all.
Greedy!
greedy, individualistic
"sakim" - "greedy"
The Luhya translation of "greedy" is "wech", which means having an excessive desire for more than what is needed.
"Greedy Guts" by Kit Wright could be found in his book "Magic box: poems for children" or other poetry anthologies that include his work. It may also be available online on poetry websites or through digital libraries.
Greedy; gluttonous.
"Guts" in Tagalog can be translated as "tapang" or "katapangan."
stingy, greedy person.
covetous person (greedy person)
Standard English is the literary dialect. It is not "bad."
They were moral enemies. They hated each others guts, although I am not sure why.
English Standard Version was created in 2001.