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difference between polysemy and homonymy? 12
hello .i am studying teaching language skills.if i have problems while studying my lesson ... [More]
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Baikal 12
Hello everyone. I've always thought that we should always use the article with lakes (unless... [More]
By Dew 2007    Latest post by Zerox 159 days ago
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Proficiency alongside "poverty". 12345
I'm sometimes surprised, and somewhat puzzled, when I read linguistics papers written... [More]
By milky    Latest post by Cool Breeze 160 days ago
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objective meaning Vs. subjective meaning
Recently, I've heard this sort of theory so I'm gonna share this with you and want... [More]
By MyChew    Latest post by Mister Micawber 160 days ago
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take care of, have the care of ...
We all know "take care of ~" but the other day, I met the expression "have the... [More]
By MyChew    Latest post by MyChew 161 days ago
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sth and sb - what do these dictionary terms mean?
From another post: found these in Oxford Dict. set sth<=>off; take sth <=>on; put... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Yankee 161 days ago
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can we say gone were those days
can we say gone were those days... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Yankee 161 days ago
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Help with Middle English
Hi! I am new here, but came across this forum while searching for information on middle english... [More]
By MadNaduk    Latest post by MadNaduk 168 days ago
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albeit
does "albeit" considered a high register word in essays? how common is it? what do you think... [More]
By Anatbs    Latest post by Clive 168 days ago
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Canadians and their English 12
Peter Trudgill states in his book an introduction to language and society: "Language can be... [More]
By Zerox    Latest post by Jazzylinguist 169 days ago
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Syntax-semantic role-
Hello, members, I am studying English and taking "syntax" class now. Plese somebody help these... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anatbs 170 days ago
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i need help with a sentence i do not understand
Hello I am analysing the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. there is a sentence almost at the... [More]
By Anatbs    Latest post by Mister Micawber 170 days ago
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English entailment 12
Hello, I like to if these sentence entail other meaning of its following,John is an Indonesian... [More]
By Eagerlearner    Latest post by Forbes 172 days ago
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Does "wanna" have a modal function here?
Does "wanna" have a modal function here? You should/wanna see a doctor about that cough. [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anonymous 175 days ago
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grammarlady?
hi, does anyone who posts here happen to know why the grammarlady forum, http://www.grammarlady... [More]
By Free_bird    Latest post by Anonymous 175 days ago
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Classification of Englsih Nouns. Diachronic and SYnchronic Analysis...
hi everyone. i'm looking for information concerning following theme: "Classification of Englsh... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Clive 175 days ago
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Correct Usage of First-Come, First-Served 12
Is the following sentence correct related to hyphens and using "served" rather than "serve... [More]
By officewriter    Latest post by Forbes 187 days ago
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linguistic theories and language learning 12
Do you think linguistic theories help foreign language learning? I majored in the English... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anonymous 187 days ago
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Generativism
hi generative gramamr is the concept of Chomsky but then what is generativism? Can somebody... [More]
By collegia    Latest post by Anonymous 190 days ago
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Gramatical Mistakes Common to Chinese English-speakers 12
Hi all, My native language is Chinese and I am learning English as a foreign language. I am... [More]
By Hblaw    Latest post by Goodman 195 days ago
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"Many a", Joining two subjects with "And" and...
Hi guys, I am trying to determine what MS Word captures as grammatical issue and what is... [More]
By Zhuk    Latest post by Cool Breeze 195 days ago
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The precision of 'not as...as' construction 12
To all native English speaking friends,PART I:Does 'A is not as strong as B' mean 'A is weaker... [More]
By Hoa Thai    Latest post by Goodman 196 days ago
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present continuous 12
Hi, allWhy do we use present continuous for sentences like "I'm always losing my keys." If... [More]
By Noirkid72    Latest post by Anonymous 198 days ago
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Comes in colours. 123
(again, for MollyB.) >Jespersen has said that, when referring to the future, "will" is often... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anonymous 199 days ago
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About Sonnet 18
I' m a junior teacher about to teach Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, below are my questions. 1... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Avangi 200 days ago
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If we learn a new word,does it mean that we learn a new sentence?
''I learnt a new word today.'' ''I learnt a new sentence today.'' Is it possible to say... [More]
By Tou_che    Latest post by Verade 200 days ago
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Worried teachers
"Teachers don't need to worry too much – English as a whole is not changing fast, and... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anonymous 200 days ago
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Prescriptive Grammar 123456 10
Prescriptive Grammar - Centuries of ErrorHOW GRAMMARS OF ENGLISH HAVE MISSED THE BOAT THERE... [More]
By just the truth    Latest post by Alienvoord 201 days ago
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Is "wanna/want to" becoming a semi-modal?
(To honour to a very gutsy and clever lady.) Question: Is "wanna/want to" becoming a semi... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anonymous 202 days ago
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irony
Could anyone send me liknks where I could find instances of ironic use of language? [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Anonymous 202 days ago
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