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New International Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language Introduction The Webster Comprehensive Dictionary: International Edition is the latest in a long and distinguished series. It is backed by three quarters of a century of experience in dictionary-making and, like its predecessors, is designed to serve the practical and professional needs of all who speak or use the English language. No resource of lexicographical skill has been spared to fulfill this purpose. Throughout their work, the editors, with the valued cooperation of many of the nation's eminent leaders in education, industry, the arts, sciences, and professions, have been guided by the following objectives: To PRESENT the fundamental facts and characteristics of the language accurately, fully, and interestingly. To PRESENT adequately the significant contributions to English made in the United States, with requisite definitions, usage notes, and discriminative comment.
The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources Word Nerd Index – Lawhimsy Word Nerd is 1 Year Old // Word Nerd Turns 2 Word Nerd Wrap-Up 2015 Simply click the word that appeals to you & you’ll be whisked away on a wonderful logophile adventure! A: Addlepated, Abibliophobia, Aesthete, Aestival/Estival, Ailurophile, Alpenglow, Amaranthine, Ambivert, Ambrosial, Aoibhneas, Aphorism, Apricate, Apricity, Apotheosis, Aquiver, Aspectabund, Auld Lang Syne, Automaton B: Baisemain, Balderdash, Balneology, Balter, Beatific, Bellitude, Bemused, Berserk, Bibelot, Biblichor, Billet-doux, Biophilia, Blithe, Boketto, Bonhomie, Borborygmi, Bravura, Brumous, Bucolic C: Caim, Capricious, Chimerical, Chirography, Chivalry, Clinquant, Cogitation, Collywobbles, Copacetic, Coquette, Couthy, Crepuscular, Croquis, Crytoscopophilia, Cynophilist D: Daliesque, Deflagrate, Demur, Demure, Diaphanous, Discombobulate, Disgruntled, Dóchas, Dormiveglia, Draíocht, Dulciloquent, Dysania F: Falderal, Farcical, Felicity, Feminist, Feuillemort, Filipendulous, Flibbertigibbet, Floromancy X: Xanadu Save
17 Obsolete Words Which Never Should Have Gone Out Of Style Posted on September 15, 2015 All languages change over time. While new words like “YOLO” and “Listicle” are incorporated into our daily speech, older words are being replaced, changed or gets ditched enterily. Here are 17 uncommon or obsolete words that we think may have died too early. Definition: To confuse or jumble.Example: Seriously, I don’t need you to further jargogle my brain. Definition: A good-looking person.Example: Kate Upton? Definition: A flurry, temper.Example: For goodness sakes, Johnny! Definition: A flurry, temper.Example: Monica was a wonder-wench who never said an unkind word about a soul. Definition: Walking while smoking a pipe.Example: Sod this for a game of soldiers, I’m takin’ me pipe and going lunting! Definition: Walking while smoking a pipe.Example: It’s hard to enjoy your meal when the guy opposite is groaking you the whole time. Definition: To pour out (a liquid) with an unsteady hand.Example: Stop jirbling!
Duolingo · Tips and Notes @ duome.eu Alphabet 1 updated 2019-11-19 We'll start with some simple sentences right away. Russian does not have articles, nor does it normally use the verb “to be” in the Present tense. An em-dash is used instead of "the verb “to be” between the two nouns: «Мокка — кофе» ("A mocha is coffee"). Russian uses a version of the Cyrillic Alphabet. For information on how to install a Russian keyboard layout, please click here. Letters and Sounds К, О, М, Т, А sound similar to their Latin counterparts (to be more precise, "о" is the sound in "more"). Е actually sounds more like "ye", as in "yell", not as in "Hear ye, hear ye!" В sounds like 'v', Б sounds like 'b'. ⁰ Ёё The umlaut-like double dots are optional in writing. Л can have a flat top, like П, or a pointy top like А (it comes from the Greek Λ). An Italic Г in lower case usually looks this: г. That's it with the introduction! P.S. Basics 1 updated 2018-10-25 Welcome to our course! Now you are ready to proceed to the main part of the tree! Good luck! Hello
The Yojik Website The 3 Best Ways to Learn Hindi Online - Live Fluent If you're anything like me, your language learning dreams are to be like the guy in the above video: effortlessly conversing with native speakers on the streets of a foreign country. In you're on this page chances are that the language you want to learn is Hindi. I can't blame you. There are a plethora of reasons to learn Hindi: the exotic and vibrant colors of Indian culture, the friendliness of locals, the high number of native speakers, or even the beauty of the Devanagari script. But unless you live in or around the Hindi speaking part of the world, learning the language can seem like a daunting task. This leads many students of Hindi to take their search for learning onto the web. My favorite online resource for learning a foreign language is always online classes. Online language classes work the same way as traditional classes with a personal Hindi teacher or totur. A real life example of an online Hindi class Online classes can be informal tutoring sessions or formal classes.
Discovery, settlement or invasion? The power of language in Australia's historical narrative The University of New South Wales recently found itself in a firestorm for reportedly encouraging students to use the terms “invasion”, “occupation” or “colonisation” when discussing Captain Cook, who had hitherto often been described as “discovering” Australia in the 18th century, as part of the history of British “settlement”. However, behind this controversy lies a more nuanced debate. To the best of my knowledge, neither the university nor other similar bodies have claimed that there is one appropriate, neutral and value-free term. They merely suggest that “settlement” is “less appropriate” than “invasion” or the other suggested words – “colonisation” or “occupation” – all of which imply different historical and political positions and interpretations. While not directly causal, there is a link between the language you use, the recognition of Indigenous peoples today and the redistribution of wealth, property and power to those peoples. Captain Cook’s diaries Terra nullius
Duolingo · Tips and Notes @ duome.eu Letters 1 updated 2019-07-17 Hindi has a long and interesting history. The immense evolution of North Indian culture can easily be seen in how the language has developed. The Devanagari script is an abugida, i.e. it consists of individual ‘units’ that represent a single vowel sound along with a few supporting consonant sounds. Each unit consists of a base consonant which is written fully.The vowel sound followed by the base consonant is expressed as a vowel mark (which can be understood as a diacritic, somewhat like the accents in European languages). The order in which Hindi letters are memorised and generally presented is called the वर्णमाला (garland of letters). First, let's learn all letters in their distinct forms. अ a - like the u in fun.आ ā - like the a in father.इ i - like the i in pit.ई ī - like the ee in feet.उ u - like the oo in book.ऊ ū - like the ui in suit.ऋ ṛ - this vowel does not have a wide usage in Hindi and was more significant in Sanskrit - Hindi's parent language.
चाहना The verb चाहना means “to want”, “to wish”, “to desire”. Typically the verb चाहिए is used in an indirect verb construction to express wanting some thing: मुझे चावल चाहिए – “I want rice” However, to express wanting to do something, चाहना is used along with a complementary infinitive. A complementary infinitive complements another verb or verbal; for instance, in English, the phrase “I want” is incomplete. However, “I want to go” is a complete thought – the complementary infinitive “to go” complements the idea of the main verb. मैं जाना चाहता हूँ – “I want to go” मैं हिंदी बोलना सीखना चाहता हूँ – “I want to learn to speak Hindi” In the previous example, two complementary infinitive were used. When negated, नहीं simply precedes the main verb: मैं उससे मिलना नहीं चाहती – “I do not want to meet him” However, note that a complementary infinitive may only be used with चाहना in Hindi when the subject of the main verb and the subject of the complementary verb are the same.