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- An epitome—grammatically correct? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Can you say "an epitome of" grammatically, or is "the epitome of" the only proper phrasing?
- Whats the correct pronunciation of epitome: Epi-tome or Epi-tuh . . .
A friend said that epitome is pronounced as epi-tuh-mi and not epi-tome (with the tome like home) Who is right? Also, is the pronunciation purely dependent on the region where you learnt English?
- Usage of the word Epitome - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to google one of the meanings of the word epitome is:a summary of a written work; an abstract So can I use this word to say "This theorem is the epitome of this lecture" Is this usage c
- Is usage of the word epitome in a negative sense correct?
Can the word epitome be used in a negative context like in this statement He is the epitome of corruption And should I be using the epitome instead of an epitome?
- pronunciation - How to pronounce epitome? - English Language Usage . . .
I have always been pronouncing it as ye-pi-to-m Usage Kala was considered the epitome(ye-pi-to-m) of success by her gym trainer after she lost 30 kgs in just 3 months Is it not the case? Does
- antonyms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
1 Google gives this example for "epitome": "she looked the epitome of elegance and good taste" I'm wondering whether there's an opposite word, to mean "the best example of the opposite contrast of " e g "she looked the ____ of elegance and good taste" Meaning she was an example or demonstration of the complete opposite to elegance and good taste
- offensive language - What is the etymology of BFE? - English Language . . .
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Uncoventional English (2003): BFE noun any remote location An abbreviation of BUMFUCK, EGYPT US 1989 Bumblefuck noun any remote, small town US 1989 Bumfuck, Egypt noun a mythical town that is the epitome of remoteness With variants US 1972 It also gives BFN and Butt Fucking Nowhere, both from
- Differences between summary, abstract, overview, and synopsis
abridgment, abstract, epitome, brief, synopsis, conspectus mean a condensation of a larger work or treatment, usually one already in circulation Abstract implies condensation of a lengthy treatise or of a proposed lengthy treatment and stresses concentration of substance {abstracts of state papers} {an abstract of a lecture}
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