National Spelling Bee
I've been watching and I 've yet to see them present a word of English /Anglo-Saxon...
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Should I Use The British Or American Spelling...
If I am writing an article about paper money, to a world-wide readership, including...
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Interesting Article From The AUE's First...
"The centre/center question is a good example of why this is difficult. "Center"...
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Decline Of The English Language
Here is a mini lesson for those native English-language speakers that write as though...
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English Reform?
If it were feasible, would you reform any aspect of the English language other than...
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English Children & Reading Learning
Hi, Being a non native speaker, I'd like to know how native English read to learn...
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Prohibition On Writing The Name Of God
Greetings. Does the Jewish practice of writing "G-d" instead of "God" extend to the...
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A Bad Hair Day
Hello, my question refers to the topic. Is that an American idiom and if yes what...
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"Acapella"
Hello. I'm a new poster on this grop. I've got a question - can anyone tell me,...
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He Can't Spell, But He Can Communicate
I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to...
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Apostrophe Is Only For Missing Letter...
Hello I see we have some Old English cognoscenti in this forum so I wondered if someone...
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Spelling Of "Bylaws"
Please what is the correct spelling of "bylaw" and "bylaws"? I was trying to find...
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Please Help Me With The Text (Part 1)
Hi All, I'm writing a business offer in English, but I'm not a native English speaker...
Inter Alia
Hi, I'd appreciate any clues to finding an English word abbreviation of latin "i...
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26 Letters; 1 Sentence; No Repeats
Zyxt Qishm V Jug Band wreck/flop. Zyxt Qishm Job Pad V wreck flung. Zyxt is the last...
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Differences Between Orthography/Spelling...
Why does the English language have differences between orthography/spelling and pronunciation...
List Or DB Of Abbreviations
Hello alt.usage.english users, I have come across the problem several times, that...
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The Word "Gonna"
I'm gonna ask this question just once: Is the word "gonna" proper English? The...
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Word Spelling Difficulty Ratings
There are references listing the most frequently misspelled English words, but is...
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