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  • 11English in computing — English is the lingua franca in computing and on the Internet, and the computing vocabulary of many languages is borrowed from English. Scientific vocabulary In many languages, Greek and Latin roots constitute an important part of the scientific… …

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  • 12Grammar — Gram mar, n. [OE. gramere, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire Prob. fr. L. gramatica Gr ?, fem. of ? skilled in grammar, fr. ? letter. See {Gramme}, {Graphic}, and cf. {Grammatical}, {Gramarye}.] 1. The science which treats of the principles of language; …

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  • 13Grammar school — Grammar Gram mar, n. [OE. gramere, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire Prob. fr. L. gramatica Gr ?, fem. of ? skilled in grammar, fr. ? letter. See {Gramme}, {Graphic}, and cf. {Grammatical}, {Gramarye}.] 1. The science which treats of the principles of… …

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  • 14English-Ordered Chinese — (EOC) is the use of Chinese words to represent the meaning of English phrases and sentences that maintains the order (syntax) of the original English.As a Learning ToolEOC was conceived of as a tool to teach beginner s English to Chinese speakers …

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  • 15grammar — early 14c., gramarye (late 12c. in surnames), from O.Fr. gramaire learning, especially Latin and philology, grammar, (magic) incantation, spells, mumbo jumbo, irregular semi popular adoption [OED] of L. grammatica, from Gk. grammatike tekhne art… …

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  • 16English orthography — is the alphabetic spelling system used by the English language. English orthography, like other alphabetic orthographies, uses a set of rules that generally governs how speech sounds are represented in writing. English has relatively complicated… …

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  • 17Grammar school — A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English speaking countries.In the modern United States, the term is synonymous with elementary school.The original purpose of …

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  • 18English language — English Pronunciation /ˈ …

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  • 19English personal pronouns — For further archaic forms, and information on the evolution of the personal pronouns of English, see Old English pronouns. English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English honorifics English… …

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  • 20English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… …

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