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Author - Jonathan Marks
What kinda people say ‘could of’?
In a survey of attitudes to disputed usages in English, respondents were presented with three...
Word roots and routes: heart
Next in a series of posts exploring some of the ‘roots’ and ‘routes’ of English vocabulary. Heart...
Word roots and routes: dict
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Word roots and routes: sun
Next in a series of posts exploring some of the ‘roots’ and ‘routes’ of English vocabulary. Sun and...
Word roots and routes: moon
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Word roots and routes: duce, duct
Next in a series of posts exploring some of the ‘roots’ and ‘routes’ of English vocabulary. Another...
Word roots and routes: scribe
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Schwa, syllables and words in different guises – Part 2
When you look up the pronunciation of a word in a dictionary, what you’ll find is the...
Word roots and routes: river, stream, canal
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