English Grammar in Conversation Geoffrey Leech DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANCASTER UNIVERSITY‚ LANCASTER LA1 4YT‚ UK A thorough description of spoken English grammar is felt to be overdue. After all‚ spoken language has largely been neglected by grammatical tradition; the word grammar itself descends from the classical Greek word for writing. The grammarian ’s bias towards the written language remains strong today‚ and is reflected in such terminology as ’left
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Before 1800 the right to vote was extremely limited to only specific people. In the original thirteen states‚ New England and the Southern states‚ voting was only extended to property owning white males or white male taxpayers. This limited group amounted to less than half of the white male population‚ and none of the free or slave black population or women of any race. This expansion of this right was only stretched out a bit from the original group. Many factors lead to this expansion; however
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Joe and Janie engaged in many conversations throughout their time together. One day‚ they get into an argument. The argument resulted in the fact that Janie could not find any pig’s feet for a customer. Janie has told Joe that she ordered a whole keg of pig’s feet the day before but when the customer went to get some‚ there wasn’t any left. Joe then asked Janie where the bill for the pig’s feet was. Janie replied that it’s either on the nail or on his desk. Joe said that it was in neither places
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What Men Think Jake Brennan‚ in his article ‘Has Male Bashing Gone Too Far’ refers to depicting men as incompetent‚ calling it “male bashing”. He outlines an argument that it has gone too far‚ and that television is promoting this idea by stereotyping males as such. He also argues the difference between women‚ men and guys‚ and finally that men are still predominately in charge of society. In the article Brennan refers to numerous TV shows in order to convey his message and to try to persuade his
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growing up there was always a difference between me and my male cousins. They experienced what some would call tough love. When reading Staples‚ Just Walk on by‚ he had a view on how young thugs were created. Staples observed what he called the “male romance” and its power to intimidate. Throughout live I came upon example of how romance is an important factor of upbringing in today’s society. Staples observation concerning the “male romance” with the power to intimidate is very much accurate
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The Savage Male Yanomamo a tribe of American Indians are labeled as the ‘fierce people’. They are one of the most aggressive‚ warlike‚ male-oriented people in the world. Yanomamo male is usually covered with wounds and scars due to quarrels‚ duels and military raids. Women are also covered with scars and bruises as a result of violent encounters with seducers‚ rapists and husbands. Yanomamo is a hot-tempered‚ drug-taking‚ warrior-husband. Kind husbands merely hurt and mutilate‚ the fierce one
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Annotated Reference Rothberg‚ L. (2008). The pros and cons of circumcision. Rn‚ 50(7)‚ 30-32 Circumcision is our nation’s most practiced procedure‚ however the procedure itself is becoming more and more controversial as time goes by. Most decisions on whether to perform a circumcision or not is not related to medical facts‚ but cultural opinions instead. Some religions believe in circumcision while some do not. There are some down sides medically from a person not being circumcised such as urinary
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Background of the Study Clinical competency is the ability of an individual to use his knowledge effectively in doing something. Clinical competence can be perceived as a way of demonstration on which learner attempts to perform the skill with cues from the teacher as needed. This competency is necessary in nursing profession (Bastable‚ 2004). Mimi (2006)‚ pointed out that nursing profession is a tedious job on which primary goal is to render
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WRITING TASK Write about the following topic: Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. My competition: Although it is dramatically imbalanced that the proportion of male and female students in some subjects of some universities in China‚ I don’t think it is necessary to compel
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Female foeticide 1) Introduction of what the topic is : define female foeticide Female foetuses are selectively aborted after pre-natal sex determination‚ thus avoiding the birth of girls. As a result of selective abortion 35 to 40 million girls are missing in Indian population. The effect has been more pronounced in the states of Punjab‚ Haryana and Delhi. It was in these states that private foetal sex determination clinics were first established and the practice of selective abortion becomes
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