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Burmese inadequate for the modern world says the New York Times | linʛuischtick
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The International Phonetic Alphabet. Gerunds: More Interesting Than You Thought. Bad grammar guides: University edition →. July 26, 2015 · 1:01 am. Burmese inadequate for the modern world says the New York Times. The New York Times recently published an article about Myanmar’s transition into a more modern state. You can read the article here. 8220;As this former dictatorship opens to the world, language is a stumbling block.”. Thrown in too, letting us know that if the Burmese don’t have a word fo...
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Grammar Book Reviews | linʛuischtick
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The International Phonetic Alphabet. There’s something of a market out there for “improve your grammar” books, but you need to be wary. Some are selling you little more than syntactic snake oil. Below are some of the offenders I’ve come across. Tarzan and Jane’s Guide to Grammar. How to Use Parts of Speech. A grammar book for you and I…oops me! Grammarly doesn’t understand the subjunctive. Bad grammar guides: University edition. 3 responses to “. Tell the world what you think! Enter your comment here.
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The International Phonetic Alphabet | linʛuischtick
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The International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Alphabet. This is a series of posts about the International Phonetic Alphabet. This is still a work in progress. Introduction to the IPA. The IPA – Consonants – Place of Articulation. The IPA – Consonants – Manner of Articulation. The IPA – The Vowel Chart. The IPA – Non-pulmonic consonants. 7 responses to “. The International Phonetic Alphabet. Pingback: The IPA: The Vowel Chart linguischtick. Pingback: The IPA: Introduction linguischtick.
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Gerunds: More Interesting Than You Thought | linʛuischtick
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The International Phonetic Alphabet. Musings on subjects and conjunctions. Burmese inadequate for the modern world says the New York Times →. July 6, 2015 · 8:58 pm. Gerunds: More Interesting Than You Thought. Makes my head spin. I can’t believe Mark’s cheating on the test. Doesn’t bother you. It turns out that this is one occasion where I will not be picking apart the traditional view, because things really are messy. Gerunds have weird mixed behaviour that makes them look a little bit like verbs, a...
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Musings on subjects and conjunctions | linʛuischtick
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The International Phonetic Alphabet. Grammarly has Top Linguists. Top. Linguists. Gerunds: More Interesting Than You Thought →. June 15, 2015 · 2:38 pm. Musings on subjects and conjunctions. This issue comes up all the time on grammar blogs and in grammar books: which form of a pronoun should go into conjoined subjects? For example, I want to know which of these to choose:. Kimberly and I defended the fort. Kimberly and me defended the fort. I defended the fort. Me defended the fort. The argument seems p...
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linʛuischtick | no bad grammar just bad grammarians | Page 2
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The International Phonetic Alphabet. Newer posts →. September 29, 2015 · 1:17 am. It’s OK if you can’t pronounce foreign words. Continue reading →. August 19, 2015 · 5:36 am. Bad grammar guides: University edition. As you might know, I like to review grammar books. Continue reading →. Filed under Book Review. Tagged as book review. July 26, 2015 · 1:01 am. Burmese inadequate for the modern world says the New York Times. Continue reading →. July 6, 2015 · 8:58 pm. Gerunds: More Interesting Than You Thought.