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Happy Words, Hated Words, and Shifty Words in English (Summer 2016)
Emojis, Donald Trump's rhetoric, and hated words are just a few of the topics covered in the summer 2016 edition of Language in the News.
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Is There a Difference Between the Words 'Use' and 'Utilize'?
The commonly confused words use and useful: definitions, examples, usage notes, and practice exercises.
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Beware of Defective Verbs in English!
In English grammar, defective verb is a traditional term for a verb that doesn't exhibit all the typical forms of a conventional verb.
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Is There a Big Difference Between the Words Enormity and Enormousness?
The commonly confused words "enormity" and "enormousness": definitions, examples, usage notes, and practice exercises.
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What Are Phonotactic Constraints in Language?
In phonology, phonotactics is the study of the ways in which phonemes are allowed to combine in a particular language.
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Rhoticity in Speech: 'R'-Dropping and Intrusive 'R'
In phonetics, the term rhoticity refers broadly to the sounds of the "r" family. Linguists make distinctions between rhotic and non-rhotic accents.
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What Are Compound Adverbs?
A compound adverb is a construction in which one adverb is paired with another adverb and used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
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What Are Compound Tenses in English Grammar?
In English grammar, compound tense is a traditional term for a verb construction that uses more than one word to express a meaning related to time.
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Dialect Prejudice in the U.S. and England
Dialect prejudice is discrimination based on a person's dialect or way of speaking. Dialect prejudice is a type of linguicism.
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Eurovision English, Bizarre Place Names, Unholy Oaths (Spring 2016)
Global English, email sign-offs, and regional dialects are just a few of the topics covered in the spring 2016 edition of Language in the News.
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What Is Language Contact and How Does It Influence Language Change?
Language contact is the phenomenon by which speakers of different languages interact with one another, leading to a transfer of linguistic features.
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Identifying Prepositional Phrases in Hemingway's 'Garden of Eden'
See if you can identify the prepositional phrases used by Ernest Hemingway in this passage from his posthumously published novel 'The Garden of Eden.'
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What Are Conditional Sentences in English Grammar?
A conditional sentence is a type of sentence that expresses one situation as a condition for the occurrence of another situation.
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Writers on Reading: In Praise of Books
You don't have to wait for World Book Day (on April 23) to celebrate the pleasures of books and reading.
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Regards, Sincerely, Best: The Complimentary Close in a Letter or Email
The complimentary close is the word or phrase that conventionally appears before the sender's name or signature at the end of a letter, email, or similar text.
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