The principal distinction between early- and late-modern English is vocabulary. Pronunciation‚ grammar‚ and spelling are largely the same‚ but Late-Modern English has many more words. These words are the result of two historical factors. The first is the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the technological society. This necessitated new words for things and ideas that had not previously existed. The second was the British Empire. At its height‚ Britain ruled one quarter of the earth’s surface
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The GED Language Arts‚ Writing Test Effective Sentences Frances L. Roberson‚ M.A. ABE/ASE/GED/ESL Teacher Vocational Counselor Grant Writing Specialist California Distance Learning Project www.cdlponline.org 1 GED Video Partner #7 Passing the GED Writing Test I didn ’t have time to write a short letter‚ so I wrote a long one instead. Mark Twain Video 7 Focus: Well-constructed sentences are the foundation of clear writing. You Will Learn From Video 7: What makes a good
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The Effects of Text Messaging on English Grammar By Lisa Russell‚ eHow Contributor ‚ last updated February 15‚ 2013 * * * * Print this article The Effects of Text Messaging on English Grammar Debate rages among educators about the effects of text messaging on English grammar. According to an unscientific poll conducted by Edutopia.org‚ 50% of the 1028 respondents felt texting is harming students’ writing and grammar. In the same poll 20% thought that text messaging
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Member of this noble house‚ Before I further deliver my closing speech‚ let me stress again that we as the opposition team are strongly disagree with the motion information technology gadgets should be allowed in school. I will work my talk by delivering my three valuable points. The first one is the use of gadgets will distract students attention while they are learning in school‚ second is it leads to mentally and physically unhealthy condition and last but not least it degrades students’ academic
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American Vernacular English also known as Ebonics. Tons of people can switch between languages‚ volumes and even change the way you speak to adults and friends. Every black American is bilingual‚ in a sense of being able to effectively use our “street slang” and “professional vernacular”‚ or what linguist call Standard American English. If you ask a linguist they will say black English is correct English‚ but many business owners believe that their a substandard dialect. Historically‚ when Africans were
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handier than their Spanish counterparts" (77). Castro‚ for example‚ uses the term "lonche"‚ a blend of America’s "lets do lunch" and Spanish’s "afternoon break: almuerzo" (77). In the past years‚ Castro observes‚ "Spanglish begun to turn into a national slang" to which no one is immune to (77). Major advertisers have jumped on the multi-lingual bandwagon "eager to tap the estimated $134 billion in spending power wielded by Spanish speaking Americans" (78). However‚ some things are often lost in translation
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preferred first language to use to communicate. People use different degrees of formal and informal‚ depending on the situation. For example‚ people may use jargon‚ dialect or slang to communicate effectively with people in their own speech community. These differences can create barriers for those who cannot understand slang. Alcohol and drugs – Alcohol and drugs can influence a person’s ability to send clear verbal and non-verbal messages. Drugs that affect the functioning of the nervous system
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Raph Udarbe Australian teenagers commonly complete secondary school without a firm grasp on how to construct a complex sentence‚ a Senate committee is believed to have found. (The Age‚ 13 September 2007) Nothing unites a country more than its common language because from a language comes a history and a culture. (John Howard quoted in Migrants to sit English test‚ ABC Online‚ 11 December 2006) Linguists suggest that some people deliberately choose a low status accent as a way of invoking
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dictionary is applicable to all ages. In‚ “Retweet this: Oxford’s new addition of words are outlandish” by Kelly Liu‚ “the job of a dictionary is to document a language that is relevant to a specific group of people who are using it” Therefore‚ internet slang should be added to the OED dictionary because the younger generations are using such words and can frequently be seen or heard just about anywhere. The job of the dictionary would not be fulfilled if new words weren’t being added to the OED. Also‚
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when communicating to this audience is effective as it helps to ensure that the audience is interacting with the presenter by making sure the audience is listening‚ therefore assisting the presenter to inform or teach the audience. USE OF SLANG The use of slang to approach this audience would be the appropriate level to
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