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  • 101National Grammar School — or NGS is a private fee paying academic institution located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It provides preschool education, primary education, secondary education and preparation for international GCE examinations. NGS has a Junior… …

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  • 102St. Nicholas Grammar School — was an English Grammar school, located in Northwood Hills, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The school existed from 1955 until 1977 when, following amalgamation with the neighbouring St Mary s Grammar School for Girls, it became a co …

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  • 103Chicano English — is a dialect of American English used by Chicanos. One major variation of Chicano English is Tejano English, used mainly in south Texas. It is mistakenly referred to as Spanglish, which is not a recognized dialect of English but rather a mixing… …

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  • 104Jamaican English — or Jamaican Standard English is a dialect of English spoken in Jamaica. It encompasses, in a unique way, parts and mergers of both American English and British English dialects. Typically it uses British English spellings but does not reject… …

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  • 105Plain English Campaign — The Plain English Campaign (PEC) is a commercial editing and training firm based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1979 by Chrissie Maher, the company positions itself as a leader in plain language advocacy, working to persuade organisations in… …

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  • 106Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the …

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  • 107Old English subjunctive — The subjunctive mood is a flexible grammatical instrument for expressing different gradients in thought when referring to events that are not stated as fact. It is still used frequently in such languages as French, German and Spanish, and also in …

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  • 108List of English words of Scots origin — is a list of English language words of Lowland Scots origin. See also List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin , which contains many words which were borrowed via Lowland Scots.;Blackmail:A form of extortion carried out by the Border… …

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  • 109Scotched English — is standard English that has been changed to make it look like Scots. This can come about in two or three ways:It might just be an outcome of the fact that most native Scots speakers have only ever been taught how to write (standard) English and… …

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  • 110signed English — a form of communication employing the signs of American Sign Language but using English grammar in place of ASL syntax and using invented forms for English grammatical elements, such as of, to, the, and ing, where no ASL sign exists. Also, Sign… …

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