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3 days ago · British and other Commonwealth English use the ending -logue while American English commonly uses the ending -log for words like analog (ue), catalog (ue), dialog (ue), homolog (ue), etc, etymologically derived from Greek -λόγος -logos ("one who speaks (in a certain manner)").
5 days ago · The Culture of History: English Uses of the Past 1800–1953. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN: 9780199296880; 384pp.; Price: £60.00. The use of the past in previous eras has become a growth area of historical enquiry in recent times, exemplified by the enormous Cambridge University project, ‘Past Versus Present: Abandoning the ...
1 day ago · These situations have prompted proposals for spelling reform in English. Although letters and speech sounds do not have a one-to-one correspondence in standard English spelling, spelling rules that take into account syllable structure, phonetic changes in derived words, and word accent are reliable for most English words.
4 days ago · In Early Modern English, the pronunciation was, in fact, not the same. The “ea” in “beat” was pronounced almost like the letter “a” in “make,” while “beet” was pronounced as it is today. Afterwards, the pronunciation of “ea” in “beat” changed, and the two vowel sounds were merged. Many other long vowel sounds have ...
4 days ago · Spelling differences between American and British English can significantly impact communication between two parties. For example, if a person from the United States is communicating with someone from the United Kingdom, they may use a word spelled differently in British English. This can lead to confusion and miscommunication.
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3 days ago · The history of writing traces the development of writing systems [1] and how their use transformed and was transformed by different societies. The use of writing prefigures various social and psychological consequences associated with literacy and literary culture. With each historical invention of writing, true writing systems were preceded by ...
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5 days ago · The Economic History Review a leading academic journal, publishing peer-reviewed advanced research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world. Abstract The first country to industrialize – England – ostensibly did so without expanding investment in the basic education of its workforce.
