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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › English_languageEnglish language - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · English is the largest language by number of speakers. English is spoken by communities on every continent and on islands in all the major oceans. The countries where English is spoken can be grouped into different categories according to how English is used in each country.

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   • Indo-European Language Family

     Old English manuscript tradition from about the 8th century...

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   • List of English Words of French Origin

     The percentage of modern English words derived from each...

   • English Language in England

     The English language spoken and written in England...

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     Early Modern English (sometimes abbreviated EModE, or EMnE)...

2. libguides.tcnj.edu › english › wikiEncyclopedia Britannica vs. Wikipedia - English - LibGuides ...

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   4 days ago · Encyclopedia Britannica vs. Wikipedia. Almost every student, faculty member, and librarian knows from experience how valuable Wikipedia can actually be when looking for quick background information about almost any topic.

   • Author: David C. Murray

   • Publish Year: 2015

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Google_TranslateGoogle Translate - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · For most of its features, Google Translate provides the pronunciation, dictionary, and listening to translation. Additionally, Google Translate has introduced its own Translate app, so translation is available with a mobile phone in offline mode. Features English Wikipedia's homepage translated into Portuguese Web interface

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_and_BritishAmerican and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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   3 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCambridge Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

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   5 days ago · Cambridge Dictionary - English dictionary, English-Spanish translation and British & American English audio pronunciation from Cambridge University Press.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › encyclopaediaEncyclopaedia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   5 days ago · The meaning of ENCYCLOPAEDIA is chiefly British spellings of encyclopedia.

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   How does Wikipedia work?

   • Wikipedia is " written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world" and relies on the collective wisdom of its volunteers to get the facts right and to balance the opinions expressed.

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   Why should you use Wikipedia?

   • Wikipedia, of course, can be very useful as a starting point for many topics, especially obscure ones or those with passing or popular interest not well covered in scholarly reference works. Wikipedia articles often reflect the enthusiasm of their anonymous contributor (s) for the subject.

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   Who wrote a dictionary of American English use?

   • Nicholson, Margaret (1957). A Dictionary of American-English Usage Based on Fowler's Modern English Usage. Signet, by arrangement with Oxford University Press. Oxford English Dictionary, 20 vols. (1989) Oxford University Press. Peters, Pam (2004). The Cambridge Guide to English Usage. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

   American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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   Why should you read the Encyclopedia Britannica?

   • The Encyclopedia Britannica contains carefully edited articles on all major topics. It fits the ideal purpose of a reference work as a place to get started, or to refer back to as you read and write. The articles in Britannica are written by expert authors who are both identifiable and credible.

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8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › word meaningWord meaning - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   4 days ago · word meaning: 1 n the accepted meaning of a word Synonyms: acceptation , word sense Type of: sense , signified the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted