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    be different.’ Discuss. Australian English is a unique‚ thriving and clear identity that presents itself through language. Our language is unique in its use and meaning of words reflected in our use of the subsystems of language including the lexicology‚ morphology and semantics that have Australian’s priding themselves on being friendly‚ fair and informality; and also phonological features such as the Australian accent which is the one of the main marker of Australian identity that is easily distinguishable

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    to be called by the same name. This strikes a similar definition to that of an idea. Therefore we can say that someone who communicates expresses ideas. The etymology of communication also helps fully express what it means to communicate. From the Indo- European etymology‚ “ko” meaning “together” and “moin” meaning “exchange”. This etymology infers that a “sharing” of ideas must occur in order to effectively communicate (Mohr‚ p. 4). While Socrates can be seen communicating through the act of questioning

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    Prostitution‚ they say that this is the oldest profession of all time; it is as old as history itself. It is believed that even during the early times‚ prostitution had been evident‚ and there are even stories in the bible as manifestation for this. A summary of this story in lay-man’s term is as follows: Mary was singled out and accused by the people during those times as a prostitute and they were about to stone her or do her some harm as a form of punishment for her actions. These people must

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    boat‚ airplane‚ or other means‚ with or without luggage‚ and can be one way or round trip.[1][2] Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 Purpose and motivation 3 Travel safety 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Etymology The origin of the word "travel" is most likely lost to history. The term "travel" may originate from the Old French word travail.[3] According to the Merriam Webster dictionary‚ the first known use

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    Benson‚ L. D. “Chaucer Page.” http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/vowels.html Harvard University‚ 27 July 2000. Web 4 Oct. 2013 Chaucer‚ Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue. New York: Simon and Schuster 1954. Print. Harper‚ Douglas. Etymology Online Dictionary. http://etymonline.com/. 2013. Web 2 Oct. 2013. “The History of the English Language”. http://www.uni-due.de/SHE/. Univ. of Duisburg Essen. April 2013. Web 4 Oct. 2013.

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    the words: Each word 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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    Discovery of Sensation and Perception from TV drama From the word ‘psychology’‚ ‘psycho’ refers to ‘psyche’ which means ‘mind’‚ ‘soul’‚ ‘breath’ and ‘spirit’; and ‘logy’ refers to ‘study of’ or ‘research’ (Online Etymology Dictionary‚ 2001). And according to Andrew (2009)‚ psychology defined as ‘treats of the soul’. And I define psychology as knowledge which enables us to interpret a person’s mood and thought by observing his or her motion. For example‚ when a person tells lies‚ he or she may

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    English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states. It is the third-most-common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish

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    Book I‚ page 47). Here it shows how Argus Panoptes is always on patrol‚ which closely resembles Argus Filch who seems to always to catch students out of bed regardless of the time of night. Rowling persists with deepening her characters through the etymology of their names and their similar personality traits and behaviors to their classical mythological namesake. Fluffy‚ McGonagall‚ and Filch are only three of the many classical mythological allusions Rowling depicts throughout her detailed seven

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    Many say the etymology of religion lies with the Latin word religare‚ which means “to tie‚ to bind.” This seems to be favored on the assumption that it helps explain the power religion has. The Oxford English Dictionary points out‚ though‚ that the etymology of the word is doubtful. Earlier writers like Cicero connected the term with relegere‚ which means “to read over again” (perhaps to emphasize the ritualistic nature of religions?). Some argue that religion doesn’t really exist — there is only

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