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2 days ago · English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.
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5 days ago · Today's British English spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many American English spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ("ADEL", "Webster's Dictionary", 1828). Webster was a proponent of English spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic.
1 day ago · Whether you are starting to learn a language for the first time or brushing up your language skills, our grammar guides will take you through all the basics you need to know using simple language. Available for English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. For advanced users, visit our Grammar Patterns section for a comprehensive description of ...
1 day ago · e. African-American Vernacular English [a] ( AAVE) [b] is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working - and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians. [4] Having its own unique grammatical, vocabulary, and accent features, AAVE is employed by middle-class Black Americans as the more ...
3 days ago · At least ninety-nine Dutch primary school teachers have tested positive for Covid-19 so far this month. They're still monitoring the infection rates. Every one of these pupils told us they're ...
3 days ago · home-school: 1 v educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school “The parents are home-schooling their daughter” Type of: school educate in or as if in a school
22 hours ago · Episode 34 / 04 Nov 2014. This is the first short vowel programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English.