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This is a bit like asking whether, when you want someone to remove their coat, you say:Take your coat offorTake off your coat
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Much linguistic analysis is neither intended for nor useful as a language teaching aid. It all depends on what language you know and what language you are learning.Leaving aside pronouns, in English you do not need to change the ending of a noun according to whether it is the subject or object of...
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I am glad we agree about the sound /w/.That leaves us with the letter <w>.Letters of the alphabet must not be confused with sounds. By convention and for convenience, letters that represent vowel sounds are called vowels and letters that represent consonant sounds are called consonants. (In...
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One often hears that Turkish is the most difficult or a very difficult language for a non-native to learn. I have also read that Turkish is the language that native speakers master quickest. I do not see how both can be true. (In fact I do not believe that either is true.)Turkish, Finnish and...
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Your best bet really is to get hold of a book!Wikipedia is always a good starting point for any online research http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_EnglandWith the notable exception of Louisuanna, the system of law in the US is derived from the English common law. Each state has its own laws and...
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In English legal terms:"Realty" (actually used in English legal language, but perhaps not so common as "real property") is essentially land and interests in land, but does not include tenancies, which are personal property - see below."Property" means anything that...
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The other day I was in the classical department of a large CD store. I was looking to see what they had by Alban Berg. A large section is arranged by composer in alphabetical order. There was no Berg under the "B's", which I thought odd given the size of the department. Later I...
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When you say that /w/ does not behave as a vowel you are in a sense correct. It does not behave like a "full" vowel in that it can never form the nucleus of a syllable. However, although it does not behave like a vowel it is formed liked a vowel. It is sometimes described as a...
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Here's a conundrum for you:Latin as written in Roman times had no letter <w>, but it did have the sound /w/. The letter <u> was used to represent both the sound /u/ and the sound /w/.uolo (pronouced more or less as "wallow")cumuulpus (pronounced more or less as...
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Have a look at these opinions:http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/t50.html http://answergirlnet.blogspot.com/2007/07/can-you-give-example-of-use-of-w-as.html http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/jennings/wb/xp-4058 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_Word_uses_w_as_a_vowel ...
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