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Memo to grammar cops: Back off! | Salon Books
From the page: "Also, I rejoice to learn that "whom" (the objective case of the pronoun "who") may soon vanish from written English just as it has nearly vanished from casual speech, and students will have one less tedious rule to... more
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English is toughest European language to read - 04...
From the page: "September 2001 by James Randerson Despite being the world's lingua franca, English is the most difficult European language to learn to read. Children learning other languages master the basic elements of literacy within a year, but British kids... more
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Phatic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In linguistics, a phatic expression is one whose only function is to perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information.[1] The term was coined by anthropologist Bronisaw Malinowski in the early 1900s. For example, you're welcome is not intended to convey the... more
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Lesprit de lescalier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the page: "L'esprit de l'escalier or esprit d'escalier (stairway wit) is the sense of thinking of a clever comeback in an encounter when it is too late." "L'esprit de l'escalier, a.k.a. being slow-witted. It's especially... more
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