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- Is this the correct pronunciation of heinous in any English-speaking . . .
This past week, while speaking about the tragedy in Tucson, numerous Americans have used the word “heinous” [pronounced HAY-nus] to describe Jared Loughner’s crime No surprise there What has amazed me is the number of prominent and well-educated people who have mispronounced that word, including University of Arizona President Robert
- capitalization - Should pandemic be capitalized when referring to . . .
It would be unusual, though hardly unacceptable, to capitalise the pandemic (to emphasise the magnitude) Thus Conrad Duncan, writing under the Imperial College London aegis, writes: Two years of COVID-19: What's next for the pandemic? And Jamie Ducharme, in Time Magazine, March 2024, writes [T]hese days, a lot of people refer to the pandemic in the past tense “During COVID,” they say, or
- Difference between hideous, odious and obnoxious [closed]
I wonder about the difference between 'hideous', 'odious' and 'obnoxious' All three of them share the following definition at oxforddictionaries com Extremely unpleasant While I know that 'hideo
- Was the word that is now considered a slur against Japanese people ever . . .
From "Komatsu and the Coon: A Japanese Convicted of a Heinous Offense" in the Los Angeles [California] Herald (September 12, 1899): She [Mrs Johnson] testified that when she entered her room she found that the defendant [Komatsu] had thrown her daughter across a trunk and held his hand over her mouth, while her dress was disarranged
- What kind of a person vs. what kind of person
I often hear people saying what kind of [singular noun] rather than what kind of a [singular noun] Are we not supposed to use an article (a) before noun?
- Use of the term Cowardly Act in regards to violence
There are words which are like bravery but which express some degree of the speaker's disagreement with the morals, ideology or manners of the subject, words such as: impudence, gall, nerve, audacity, brazenness, insolence or effrontery Sometimes heinous perpetrators have such qualities, and sometimes they are cowards
- Where did the phrase youre welcome come from?
The first references to welcome are found in Beowolf By 1300, “welcome” was being used more loosely to describe something acceptable, pleasurable, freely permitted, or cordially invited From Othello: (circa 1603): Lodovico: Madam, good night; I humbly thank your ladyship Desdemona: Your honour is most welcome From the linked source: A reader found an earlier citation in The House by
- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
What is this type of word called: Mr , Ms , Dr ? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct
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