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Linguistics - Getting into the nitty gritty of the language.
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There's... 12
Quite a few linguists ( J Cheshire being one) state that, even among educated people, usage... [More]
By milky    Latest post by Kooyeen 1 yr 73 days ago
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The growth of preposition stranding 12
The growth of preposition stranding: DECADE 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 74 days ago
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The decline of "whom".
No surprises with "whom":DECADE 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s PER... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 74 days ago
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The nitty-gritty
Does anyone know where the expression "nitty-gritty" comes from ? I've always liked it ! [More]
By Sardine Masquée    Latest post by Pucca 1 yr 74 days ago
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Morphology help! Urgent
Hello everyone,I need urgent help with the following exercise:"Account for the ungrammaticality... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Kimm 1 yr 76 days ago
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Teaching only that which will have permanency?
If you had been a teacher in the 60's, would you have taught your students the expression ... [More]
By milky 
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much brains/much brain
Which would you expect to hear, or which would you use? He's a man of much brains. He's a man... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 78 days ago
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Poll: Which language are you learning?
EnglishFrenchSpanishPortugueseItalianChineseKoreanJapaneseRussianDeustchSerbianHausaArabicRomanianIndianPersianDutchThe... [More]
By Diego Simão    Latest post by Avvaron 1 yr 80 days ago
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Capital letters
Hello everyone,The other day, while I was surfing on the net, I came across a web in which... [More]
By Pucca    Latest post by Pucca 1 yr 81 days ago
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writing
Are there good books or resources which are known to help improve ones written English? Because... [More]
By Ahmedali111    Latest post by julielai 1 yr 86 days ago
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English Negative Quetions
"Could you please tell me something about English negative questions? I mean the definition... [More]
By Hien    Latest post by CalifJim 1 yr 86 days ago
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Ungrent! Word Structure - Morphology~ Please help
Consider the following passage an answer the questions that follow: Whether we eat at his... [More]
By Civicjai_11    Latest post by Mister Micawber 1 yr 88 days ago
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Working on diploma
Please, fill in a form 1.Name: 2 age: 3 occupation: 4 What are you feelings concerning... [More]
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Ending sentence
Which ending sentence is the best to use in a formal letter from a company to a client? ... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by nona the brit 1 yr 94 days ago
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Which way would you sway? 12
Which would you say is true from the part in blue? "What status does the traditional notion... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 97 days ago
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default form
Conventional pedagogic wisdom states that the written grammar of the language is sufficient... [More]
By milky    Latest post by Kooyeen 1 yr 99 days ago
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Synonymity
Are these statements synonymous in meaning? A grammar is all one needs to get basic principles... [More]
By milky    Latest post by MrPedantic 1 yr 101 days ago
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slang on tv
Hello!Sorry if this is not the "right place" for my question. Anyway I'll try.I'm doing my... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by nona the brit 1 yr 104 days ago
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Movements in the area of teaching spoken grammar
Anything like this happening in your country? Want to tell us about it? The Qualifications... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 106 days ago
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Hereby, Herein expressions?
Hi, I would like to know when we can use "Hereby" herein" in a formal writing! Would you give... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Forbes 1 yr 108 days ago
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is/was 12
Which is best, "is" or "was", and why? "When I asked Joan why he'd divorced his wife just... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 110 days ago
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remoteness versus proximity 12
This is from the book "From Sign to Text: A Semiotic View of Communication By Yishai Tobin... [More]
By milky    Latest post by milky 1 yr 110 days ago
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emotion, feeling
Is an emotion not a standing state? What is the difference? Thank you. [More]
By Chariot    Latest post by Chariot 1 yr 111 days ago
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Speech Impairment after stroke ??? 12
Can anyone around possibly answer this question for me, please: " My mother suffered from ... [More]
By J4mes_bond25    Latest post by Feebs11 1 yr 112 days ago
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funtional grammar micheal halliday
hello guys could u pliz help me analysing the following sentences according to the Experiental... [More]
By amierafham    Latest post by Anonymous 1 yr 115 days ago
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