apologize more than men because they have a lower threshold of what they constitute as being offensive (Crosley). Sorry softens the blow - "it’s a space filler‚ a hedge‚ a way to politely ask for something without offending" (Bennett). The author of The Curse of the Good Girl‚ Rachel Simmons‚ expanded on this‚ "Women know they have to be likeable to get ahead. Apologizing is one way to make yourself more accessible and less threatening. Apologizing is one way of being deemed more likable" (Bennett). Apologizing
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small panicky voice In a soothing tone‚ In an attempt to…‚ In quiet amazement‚ Indulgently‚ Informed in an easy tone‚ Innocently‚ Inquired doubtfully‚ Invited‚ Irritably • Loftily‚ Loudly • Made the effort to sound reassuring‚ Meaning the words more seriously than they sounded‚ Mentally shrugged • Naturally‚ Nodded agreeably‚ Not wanting to sound pushy • Offered‚ Offhandedly‚ Optimistically • Pleasantly‚ Politely‚ Politely smooth‚ Probed Promised in a motherly/fatherly way
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CHARACTERS Azreen Saleh Azreen Saleh is the daughter Saleh Abdullah. She is the total opposite of her sister‚ Madhuri who is pretty‚ sweet‚ polite and obedient. Hence‚ she was always compared to her and she hates it. She was a tomboy when in school‚ and she often got into trouble. Her bestfriend in school was Asraf. She would do anything to help him‚ even if it meant taking the blame for his faults. She did had feelings for him‚ but Asraf was in love with someone else. She seems not to get
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Word stress in English 1. Nature of word stress 2. Place of word stress in English. Degrees of stress 3. Functions of the English stress 4. Tendencies of the English stress 5. Typology of accentual structures 1. The sequence of syllables in the word is not pronounced identically. The syllable or syllables which are uttered with more prominence than the other syllables of the word are said to be stressed or accented. Stress in the isolated word is termed
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Form Word Formation: Derivation and Back-Formation Part one of "Word Formation: Creating New Words in English" covers the related processes of derivation and back-formation‚ which involve the addition and subtraction of prefixes and suffixes to create new words. Also included are printable downloads of English affixes and English back-formations. Word Formation Word formation is the process of creating new words. The following word formation processes result in the creation of new words in English:
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Experiment 1 Word Association Test I. Objective To determine which type of association test (the free association or the partially controlled association test) will elicit a shorter reaction time‚ and that which will elicit more response words. II. Review of Related Literature According to a related study‚ word association is a way in which words come to be associated with each other and which influence the learning and remembering of words (Richards et al‚ 1985). It is used in psycholinguistics
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Meaning of a Word In the essay The Meaning of a Word‚ “Gloria Naylor” discusses the essence of a word and how it can mean different things to different people in a number of situations. Naylor talks about how depending on your race‚ gender‚ or social status using a word like ‘nigger’ can have different meanings. Naylor then uses personal experiences to help the reader visualize how someone views the meaning of the word used in different contexts. Naylor talks about how a written word is never as
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The r-word‚ you know what word I’m talking about. This word that used to be a medical diagnosis has now become America’s favorite adjective. The word “retard” should not be used in any setting. This word that used to be a medical diagnosis has now became America’s favorite adjective. The word “retard” is unnecessary‚ demeaning‚ and creates a negative environment. The r-word is unnecessary in the world we now live in. There are terms such as mentally disabled or mentally handicapped which
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Word-formation in English by Ingo Plag Universität Siegen in press Cambridge University Press Series ‘Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics’ Draft version of September 27‚ 2002 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1. Basic concepts 1.1. What is a word? 4 4 1.2. Studying word-formation 12 1.3. Inflection and derivation 18 1.4. Summary 23 Further reading 23 Exercises 24 2. Studying
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профессионального образования «Волгоградский государственный социально-педагогический университет» (ФГБОУ ВПО «ВГСПУ») Институт иностранных языков Кафедра межкультурной коммуникации и перевода Stylistically neutral and stylistically marked words Исполнитель: Клименко А. П. студент
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