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Asked on August 2, 2021 in Single word requests.
Often used to describe jalopies, bucket of bolts can also be used to refer to machinery: (idiomatic) A piece of machinery
that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
Mentioning examples are its logical counterpart or their synonyms. Why are some guys with BS in IT not necessarily uncomplimentary but nice? Most people would probably use something along the lines of Junk or piece of where x can be replaced by junk, crap, shit, etc.
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Asked on August 1, 2021 in Single word requests.
Often used to describe jalopies, bucket of bolts can also be used to refer to machinery: (idiomatic) A piece of machinery
that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
Mentioning examples are its logical counterpart or their synonyms. Why are some guys with BS in IT not necessarily uncomplimentary but nice? Most people would probably use something along the lines of Junk or piece of where x can be replaced by junk, crap, shit, etc.
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Asked on August 1, 2021 in Single word requests.
Often used to describe jalopies, bucket of bolts can also be used to refer to machinery: (idiomatic) A piece of machinery
that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
Mentioning examples are its logical counterpart or their synonyms. Why are some guys with BS in IT not necessarily uncomplimentary but nice? Most people would probably use something along the lines of Junk or piece of where x can be replaced by junk, crap, shit, etc.
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Asked on July 25, 2021 in Single word requests.
Often used to describe jalopies, bucket of bolts can also be used to refer to machinery: (idiomatic) A piece of machinery
that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
Mentioning examples are its logical counterpart or their synonyms. Why are some guys with BS in IT not necessarily uncomplimentary but nice? Most people would probably use something along the lines of Junk or piece of where x can be replaced by junk, crap, shit, etc.
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Asked on July 24, 2021 in Single word requests.
Often used to describe jalopies, bucket of bolts can also be used to refer to machinery: (idiomatic) A piece of machinery
that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
Mentioning examples are its logical counterpart or their synonyms. Why are some guys with BS in IT not necessarily uncomplimentary but nice? Most people would probably use something along the lines of Junk or piece of where x can be replaced by junk, crap, shit, etc.
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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
To flip-flop :
To alternate between opposing opinions, ideas; actions or events. Both are the same.
How is life of a boy organized?
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Asked on March 18, 2021 in American english.
Since the progress of the English spelling reform (which is apparently the term of choice) in the United States generally appears to have been gradual and chaotic, three major periods of change through deliberate process seem to be its primary drivers.
A dictionary of the English language was published in 1861. By 1800 Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English language. Probably the most important dictionary that had been published since then: The A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. He then spent twenty years revising it to produce the first American Dictionary of the English Language (ADEL) who was published in 1827. An expanded and revised second edition appeared in 1841. If there had been protests against revision of spelling it would also have been valid for another 10 years.
What English lexical notes (except some letters) are found in A
History of English Spelling, edited by D.G. Scragg? In that sense Webster was the first to differentiate between British and American usage, and in that it was frequently he who chose the variant of two spellings in early nineteenth-century use which have subsequently been preferred in the United States, he can be said to have influenced the development of spelling. He is in a way’responsible’ for forms as center, color and defense. How
is Webster’s spelling reform incorporated into its textbooks?
The release and adoption of the ADEL editions certainly corroborates with a number of ngrams which show the new American spelling steadily becoming popular after the 1820s and eventually becoming more dominant on or after 1845. For example,
- 1841: parlor > >
- parlour 1846: > color
- > colour > 1845:
- rumor > > rumour
- 1846: honour > >
- honour 1843: > connection
> connexion 1844: recognise > recognize In a similar context, there is the presence of the names of some characters. There are also examples such as fraternize and rival. where the former, while already (in terms of the ngram) maintaining a small lead in preference, takes a sudden leap after 1835.
As mentioned earlier, only a few of Webster’s social reforms, of which many were contentious, were adopted. The less painful of his changes were gradually dropped by subsequent editors. In the early 1800s, the United States Spelling Reform Association was formed. How are American Philological societies doing work to resolve issues regarding English spelling, and became a better English speaker.
With the amendment of the American Philological Society on 21 May 1898, the American National Philological Society fixed eleven spellings to point out a typographic weakness. On 31 May 1896, the American Philological Society adopted eight spells. Arear, givegiv, havehav, liveliv, thoughtho, throughthru, guardgard, cataloguecatalog, (in)definite(in)definit, wishedwisht. On campus, Joseph Medill studied spelling and published his novels. He became the editor of the Chicago Tribune in 1837 and did a book review of the spellings with modern spellings. In August 1984, he joined the Spelling Reform Association. In 1883, the American Philological Society and American Philological Association worked together to produce 24 spelling reform rules, which were published that year. The American Educational Association adopted its own list of 12 words for writing. In 1898, the list of 12 words is used in all writings. These were: tho, altho, thoro, thorofare, thru, thruout, catalog, decalog, demagog, pedagog, prolog, program.
What is the effect of these reforms via a couple of ngrams: >
- > 1880: thru
- > > 1880: demagog, decalog, prolog, epilog,
pedagog 1906 saw the formation of the American Spelling Board which was funded by Andrew Carnegie. They published a list of 300 words which were adopted by President Roosevelt for government use.
In spite of Roosevelt trying to force the federal government to adopt the system, sending an order to the Public Printers to use the system in all public federal documents. Eventually, he eventually implemented the system, getting 400,000 printing jobs, and not the equivalent number of copies. One of the major documents printed by automatic printing was the president’s message about the Panama Canal, and it was a political address. The use of automated printing corrected this.
In 1906 was renamed and the spelling changed. Regardless, some of the spellings survived and are now commonly used in American English today, such as anabos/anmiaanemia and mouldmold. Some other ancient creatures in ancient times don’t survive besides the Germans.
What has led to the differences between the American spelling, in terms
- of the > size
- and the > place
- of the > original
- grammar? Why > was
- the American > spelling
- changed between > the
Latin and the Old English? Which has meant that only a small percentage of each package of proposed reforms was adopted at any one time? The more drastic of reforms met with stiff resistance:
Roosevelt ultimately decided to rescind the order. Is Brander Matthews a friend of Roosevelt or a staunchly proponent of the reform — he has no reputation as the president, or a Communist? Does George W. Bush need to prove to Congress that he can not by fighting have kept the new spelling in, and it was evidently worse than useless to go into an undignified contest when I was beaten. The president believes he would have insisted to Congress that the new spelling is never available, although the new spelling will be available in a few months. Do you know that the word as to which I thought the new spelling was wrong — thru — was more responsible than anything else for our discomfiture? When Roosevelt was watching a naval review, a press boat marked “Pres Bot” chugged ostentatiously by. The President waved and laughed a lot.
How can I t tell what I t said?
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Asked on March 18, 2021 in American english.
Since the progress of the English spelling reform (which is apparently the term of choice) in the United States generally appears to have been gradual and chaotic, three major periods of change through deliberate process seem to be its primary drivers.
A dictionary of the English language was published in 1861. By 1800 Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English language. Probably the most important dictionary that had been published since then: The A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. He then spent twenty years revising it to produce the first American Dictionary of the English Language (ADEL) who was published in 1827. An expanded and revised second edition appeared in 1841. If there had been protests against revision of spelling it would also have been valid for another 10 years.
What English lexical notes (except some letters) are found in A
History of English Spelling, edited by D.G. Scragg? In that sense Webster was the first to differentiate between British and American usage, and in that it was frequently he who chose the variant of two spellings in early nineteenth-century use which have subsequently been preferred in the United States, he can be said to have influenced the development of spelling. He is in a way’responsible’ for forms as center, color and defense. How
is Webster’s spelling reform incorporated into its textbooks?
The release and adoption of the ADEL editions certainly corroborates with a number of ngrams which show the new American spelling steadily becoming popular after the 1820s and eventually becoming more dominant on or after 1845. For example,
- 1841: parlor > >
- parlour 1846: > color
- > colour > 1845:
- rumor > > rumour
- 1846: honour > >
- honour 1843: > connection
> connexion 1844: recognise > recognize In a similar context, there is the presence of the names of some characters. There are also examples such as fraternize and rival. where the former, while already (in terms of the ngram) maintaining a small lead in preference, takes a sudden leap after 1835.
As mentioned earlier, only a few of Webster’s social reforms, of which many were contentious, were adopted. The less painful of his changes were gradually dropped by subsequent editors. In the early 1800s, the United States Spelling Reform Association was formed. How are American Philological societies doing work to resolve issues regarding English spelling, and became a better English speaker.
With the amendment of the American Philological Society on 21 May 1898, the American National Philological Society fixed eleven spellings to point out a typographic weakness. On 31 May 1896, the American Philological Society adopted eight spells. Arear, givegiv, havehav, liveliv, thoughtho, throughthru, guardgard, cataloguecatalog, (in)definite(in)definit, wishedwisht. On campus, Joseph Medill studied spelling and published his novels. He became the editor of the Chicago Tribune in 1837 and did a book review of the spellings with modern spellings. In August 1984, he joined the Spelling Reform Association. In 1883, the American Philological Society and American Philological Association worked together to produce 24 spelling reform rules, which were published that year. The American Educational Association adopted its own list of 12 words for writing. In 1898, the list of 12 words is used in all writings. These were: tho, altho, thoro, thorofare, thru, thruout, catalog, decalog, demagog, pedagog, prolog, program.
What is the effect of these reforms via a couple of ngrams: >
- > 1880: thru
- > > 1880: demagog, decalog, prolog, epilog,
pedagog 1906 saw the formation of the American Spelling Board which was funded by Andrew Carnegie. They published a list of 300 words which were adopted by President Roosevelt for government use.
In spite of Roosevelt trying to force the federal government to adopt the system, sending an order to the Public Printers to use the system in all public federal documents. Eventually, he eventually implemented the system, getting 400,000 printing jobs, and not the equivalent number of copies. One of the major documents printed by automatic printing was the president’s message about the Panama Canal, and it was a political address. The use of automated printing corrected this.
In 1906 was renamed and the spelling changed. Regardless, some of the spellings survived and are now commonly used in American English today, such as anabos/anmiaanemia and mouldmold. Some other ancient creatures in ancient times don’t survive besides the Germans.
What has led to the differences between the American spelling, in terms
- of the > size
- and the > place
- of the > original
- grammar? Why > was
- the American > spelling
- changed between > the
Latin and the Old English? Which has meant that only a small percentage of each package of proposed reforms was adopted at any one time? The more drastic of reforms met with stiff resistance:
Roosevelt ultimately decided to rescind the order. Is Brander Matthews a friend of Roosevelt or a staunchly proponent of the reform — he has no reputation as the president, or a Communist? Does George W. Bush need to prove to Congress that he can not by fighting have kept the new spelling in, and it was evidently worse than useless to go into an undignified contest when I was beaten. The president believes he would have insisted to Congress that the new spelling is never available, although the new spelling will be available in a few months. Do you know that the word as to which I thought the new spelling was wrong — thru — was more responsible than anything else for our discomfiture? When Roosevelt was watching a naval review, a press boat marked “Pres Bot” chugged ostentatiously by. The President waved and laughed a lot.
How can I t tell what I t said?
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Asked on March 13, 2021 in Word choice.
I would suggest something along the line of Add scheduled entry. Should
I put the time set to this?
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Asked on March 12, 2021 in Single word requests.
Although lyrical nature is subjective, dictionaries list both aunt-like as well as auntly adjectives.
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