Samuel Johnson in his‚ Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language‚ employs a multitude of rhetorical strategies to aid the development of his argument that the English language must be standardized and that lexicographers have had their valuable positions destroyed. Johnson begins by constructing the first paragraph through the employment of anaphora‚ continually repeating “to be” at the beginning of each clause. Through this structure‚ Johnson presents to the reader how the lower class workers
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the distinction. Some people said that there are some advices to identify which word we can use‚ and others said that doesn’t matter which word we choose. In the history of usage‚ “further” is the oldest word and according to the MERRIAM – WEBSTER DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH USAGE‚ it was 1906 when the first usage guide called on writers to make a distinction between “further” and “farther.” But‚ how we did know which word we can use in a sentence? Well‚ in the web www.gramarism.com states that the quick
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines a leader as one who guides others in action or opinion. Leadership is a strong quality that allows a person to have an influence over the thoughts and actions of others. When a group is being oppressed‚ it is a great leader who would be able to stand up for those people. Leaders have been seen throughout history‚ through government systems‚ revolutions and other movements. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King chose to take that role to solve the
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being the oldest of the professions‚ but in the light of historical investigation‚ this is hardly in keeping with the truth. In order to understand the social construction of ‘prostitution’‚ we begin with common definitions from The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (1989). In the English language‚ the word ‘prostitute’ can be used in several ways. Prostitute can be used as a noun: ‘A woman who is devoted‚ or (usually) who offers‚ her body to indiscriminate sexual intercourse‚ esp. for hire: a common
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words from English 2: derivatives 6 Meaning relationships 7 Formal relationships 8 Stylish words 9 Technical words 10 Where words come from: etymology 11 Words that change their meanings viii x 1 7 14 19 25 30 36 41 46 50 56 62 69 71 87 12 Dictionaries 13 Where next? Answers to exercises Index VII USING
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was systematically looked up in a combination of three locations: The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)‚ Henry Stratmann’s Middle English Dictionary (MED) and Norman Davis’ A Chaucer Glossary. The OED was useful in providing the etymology of words and indicating the morphology. The MED filled gaps when the OED in some cases did not provide a comprehensive
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work on reading comprehension. The Internet is one of the best places to go to improve vocabulary since definitions can be looked up easily with a simple web search. It can also be helpful to bookmark an English dictionary website. Some dictionary sites‚ such as The Free Online Dictionary‚ have vocabulary games and other learning tools available right on the front page. Free Rice is another vocabulary-building website
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results 5 Conclusion 5 References 6 Appendix 7 2 of 8 Abstract: Giving the popularity of social networking sites lately‚ it has made an effect on the English language either in a positive way by adding new words to the dictionary a negative way by misusing the grammar and using incorrect abbreviated words like turning “you’re” to “your’. In this research proposal I would like to investigate what the effect of using social networks has on the English language and see if it
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that it should and shouldn’t be legalized. The Oxford English Dictionary states that euthanasia is a gentle and easy death (Oxford English Dictionary). According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ active euthanasia is the ending of a terminally ill person’s life by direct intervention‚ such as administering a lethal dose of painkilling drug (Oxford English Dictionary). While passive euthanasia according to the Oxford English Dictionary is the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment
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the following prompt using one (1) of the creative texts listed below: Discuss how one of the texts below portrays (and ask a reader to think about) the relationship between health‚ illness‚ and animality in terms of boundaries. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “boundary” as “that which serves to indicate the . . . limits of
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