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    you didn’t have to type it up on Google to find out what they are saying to you? I understand and speak Ebonics myself‚ but my nieces‚ nephew‚ and my children’s generation had taken it to a whole new level of words that are not even in the English dictionary. They toke two completely different words combine together only to form a whole new word. Not like when I was growing up where we took the words and just change its meaning and sometime played on the spelling of the word. In the 90’s Men used

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    The Role of Language

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    Shea‚ Lawrence Scanlon‚ and Robin D. Aufses. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martin ’s‚ 2008. N. pag. Print. (4) Geoffrey Chaucer‚ The Riverside Chaucer‚ edited by Larry D. Benson‚ Third Edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 1987)‚ 502. (5) Historical Dictionary of American Slang‚ v. 1‚ A-G‚ edited by Jonathan Lighter (New York: Random House‚ 1994)‚ 872. -Harper’s new monthly magazine./ Volume 91‚ Issue 543‚ [August‚ 1895] (6) -London‚ J (7) John. Royall Exchange. In Harlem: Printed wth Gulis Romaen‚ 1597

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    TEN SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH 1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read storybooks‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ blocs‚ comics‚ English textbooks‚ instructions and ingredients on food packages‚ advertisements‚ etc. For story books‚ don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too. 2. Watch English

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    Robin Hood

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    - story‚ legend‚ tree‚ creation‚ life‚ king‚ people‚ strength http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Pr-Sa/Robin-Hood.html#ixzz2AbjfVOgR. Accessed 27th October 2012. Source: James Kern Feibleman‚ philosopher and psychiatrist (1904-1987) Oxford English Dictionary online at: http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl

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    Neologisms

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    they disappear from common usage. Whether or not a neologism continues as part of the language depends on many factors‚ probably the most important of which is acceptance by the public. Acceptance by linguistic experts and incorporation into dictionaries also plays a part‚ as does whether the phenomenon described by a neologism remains current‚ thus continuing to need a descriptor. It is unusual‚ however‚ for a word to enter common use if it does not resemble another word or words in an identifiable

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    The Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan The Kazakh-American Free University The Department of Foreign Languages Course Work: English neologisms in mass media Made by: Gordeeva Anna Group: Trаnslаtion mаjor II Accepted by: Y.V.Novitskaya Grade: Ust-Kamenogorsk‚ 2014 CONTENTS Introduction 3 1. Neologism as linguistic phenomenon. Innovations in English 5 1.1. Definition of “neologism” and its

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    The Future of the English Language Throughout history‚ the English language has evolved in many ways through different countries. Anglo Saxon spoken from Tribes in Britain became the common language‚ what we call Old English. Although modern English may sound different from Old English‚ there are several words that are recognizable and similar. However‚ there are also a great amount of changes that were made throughout the past and till this day. In today’s generations‚ media such as‚ Internet

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    Most people don’t realize how many definitions every word has. There is one main definition that comes to mind‚ but never the smaller and less common uses. In order to find out all the definitions one can research in an online dictionary such as the Oxford English Dictionary. An example of one of these words is hand. It not only has more than one definition‚ but it is also more than one part of speech. People use their hands every day‚ probably without realizing how useful they are; this essay goes

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    and giving. So why not cherish very moments that we are having‚ as life is short. Life as the ability express feeling through art and the result is the creativities of a fine piece of work. As the phrase quote “art is long‚ life is short” (oxford dictionary). Art is the expression‚ creative‚ and imagination of human‚ the creative skill such as paintings‚ sculptures making‚ photographing‚ drawing‚ music writing‚ dancing‚ and crafting. Art is life which can’t be defined as just a definition; it is showing

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    Deep Sea Fishing

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    so far out at sea. Also‚ a number of people had been having strange feelings about the trip and are struggling to push them aside. Since the very beginning in the book‚ there have been many premonitions presented. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ a premonition is “a strong feeling that something is about to happen‚ especially something unpleasant” (“Premonition”). “Premonitions are often about something that is a threat to our survival tells us the purpose they serve: they are overwhelmingly

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