Category: the English language
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English grammar: pluperfect, perfect, past tense
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluperfect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_(grammar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_tense
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prepositions in the English language: “I replaced my car *with* a newer model”, “compare”, …
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/replace The right preposition here is “with”, not “by”, which I am always tempted to use. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compare#Verb (transitive) The right preposition here is “with”, but it can also be “to”.
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“artifact” or “artefact”?
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/artifact artifact — in American English artefact — in British and Australian English
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“all hyperlinks have been vetted” – “to vet” – what does it mean?
https://library.oreilly.com/book/0636920030195/mining-the-social-web-2nd-edition/9 – this is where I came across “to vet” http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920030195.do – “Mining the Social Web, 2nd Edition” – Preface / “Conventions Used in This Book” / the very 1st paragraph https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vet#Etymology_3 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/09/vetting_vet.html – the origins of vet, verb tr.
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English has just one word for all types of blue – Hebrew goes one better – @elongilad’s latest color piece in HaAretz explains
http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/word-of-the-day/1.578992
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English Writing: Spelling Rules – -ible or -able | EnglishClub.com
English Writing: Spelling Rules – -ible or -able | EnglishClub.com
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the word “agenda” in English and its pronunciations
agenda – Wiktionary My special challenge with this word is the “g”.
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emphases in the English language
adjectives get pronounced on their first syllable; e.g. …; counterexample: … verbs get pronounced on their second syllable; e.g. to refer, to access; counterexample: … nouns get pronounced on their first syllable; e.g. the access, …; counterexample: …