LIST OF BRITISH WORDS NOT WIDELY USED IN THE UNITED STATES A abseil to descend on a rope (US: rappel). From German abseilen. accountancy calculating and tracking financial matters (US: accounting). In the UK accounting is explaining oneself or one’s actions ("to give an account" or "accountability" in the U.S.A.)‚ accountancy is the profession. Action Man A toy similar to G.I. Joe. adder viper‚ a species of venomous snake advert advertisement (US and UK also: ad‚ commercial (on TV))
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showed that these ideas were infused into her writing are the use of race and racism‚ rural Southern black dialect‚ and her views on religion and God. Race and racism showed how Jodie struggled with both racial and female prejudice. The interesting use of language put not only experience with rural Southern black dialect on display but also how the
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English is an Obstacle in the Development of All Indian regional Languages Before independence‚ our rulers-the British had a definite policy in keeping us uneducated. They had seen a successful experiment in Africa‚ naming it the Dark Continent‚ a overpopulated teeming mass of handy slave like labour who never questioned their authority‚ asked for their rights or objected to be treated worse than animals. All because of their lack of literacy. The advantage with India was that
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Student 1234 Dr. Bill Ketchersid Civil War 3 December 2013 A Rose Amongst Thorns: Faulkner ’s "A Rose for Emily" and Southern Reconstruction Reconstruction after the Civil War lasted from 1865-1877. The Era of Reconstruction was a time of conflict for the Southern United States.1 Abraham Lincoln actually started making plans for reconstruction as early as December of 1863.2 On December 18‚ 1865‚ Congress formally abolished slavery. When Andrew Johnson became President after Lincoln was
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reports that economists argue America is not post racial society (3). This is illustrated by the fact that people speak standard English have more privilege compared to who do not. Martin Luther King Jr‚ a black politician who speaks a recognizable southern black accent‚ devoted his life to fight the discrimination created by white speaking people in the 60s. On the other hand‚ Obama‚ as one of the elites‚ speaks standard English. He avoids talking black unless he needs to be related to them (Alim‚
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between language and dialect. Language is one of the fundamental things for our daily living. The main reason behind development a society is communication and there is no doubt the language is the best way of communication so far. So we can say that the contribution of language for human civilization is enormous. As a language community a community can be own difference of expression‚ attitude‚ tone‚ accent. That is making a language variation in same community. This is called dialect. Before the
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SH** This word is one of the oldest of the current curse words that we use today. Its use can be found over 1‚000 years ago. It was first seen in the English language as scitte and was soon after known as scittan. This word was used to describe when cattle had diarrhea. It was also known as shite until the 1700s. Since then‚ we have used the current spelling of the word. A** / A**HOLE Since the 11th century‚ the word arse has been used to describe the buttocks of an animal. In the 14th
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Vernacular Language HUMA215-1205B-09 Unit 2 Individual Project 1/20/13 LaToya Marible Abstract Vernacular language is somewhat of a unique language that has seems to have such a wide spread throughout the 11th-14th century. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the impacts of vernacular language. After reading this paper you will understand what vernacular language is. Vernacular Language The spread for vernacular language was
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Good morning to our Principal‚ teachers and friends. I am Tania Chua‚ the president of theEnglish Society. Today‚ I am very honoured to be given this opportunity to share with you µTheImportance of English¶.From time immemorial‚ English is beyond doubt‚ the most significant language in the world.English is‚ unquestionably used as the one and only tool to break down existing languagebarriers among people of different races‚ cultures and nationality. As an international language‚English is spoken‚
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69 Indian English Children’s Literature: The Context of Salman Rushdie‚ Ruskin Bond and Arup Kumar Dutta Rizia Begum Laskar M.D.K. Girls’ College‚ Assam‚ India Abstract: Indian English children’s literature as a distinct branch of literature struggled to find its footing in India. The struggle is interconnected to the problem of the English language itself and the dominance of western children’s literature in India. At the same time‚ the publishing scenario plays a significant role
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