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81we must learn to walk before we can run — The metaphorical phrase to run before one can walk is also common. c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 116 Fyrst the chylde crepyth and after gooth [walks]. c 1450 Towneley Play of First Shepherds (EETS) 1.100 Ffyrst must vs crepe and sythen [afterwards] go.… …
82never too old to learn — See also the two preceding proverbs (it is never too late to learn, it is never too late to mend). Cf. SENECA Epistle LXXVI. iii. tamdiu discen dum est, quamdiu nescias: si proverbio credimus, quamdiu vivas, we must go on learning as long as we… …
83Basic English — Basic English, also known as Simple English, is an English based controlled language created (in essence as a simplified subset of English) by linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for… …
84International English — This article is about the international standard of English. For classification of Englishes around the world, see World Englishes. International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous… …
85Regional accents of English — Distribution of the English language in different countries of the world The regional accents of English speakers show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This article provides an overview of the many… …
86List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …
87Old English grammar — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …
88Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… …
89Old English literature — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …
90Newfoundland English — is a name for several accents and dialects thereof the English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of these differ substantially from the English commonly spoken elsewhere in Canada. Many Newfoundland dialects are similar to… …
