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English Language Examples of Use and Origins

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davieG

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I hope there are no grammatical errors in my post :(

 

Thought this might be an interesting subject explore and discover.

 

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Izzy

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Part of my work is being a facilitator for client meetings and offsites

 

Facilitator from the Latin ‘Facilis’

 

To make easy…

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bovril

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58 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Can I just say though...

 

Suffix -ize. :thumbdown:

 

Suffix -ise :thumbup:

I think this another 'Americanism' that is actually closer to the original than modern British English

Daggers

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FoxesTalk

  • Fo (Lat), to create an undesirable - see foment
  • Xes (Gre), a gaseous entity - see xenon
  • Alk (Lat), To have consumed or greatly desire a drink - see alcoholic, Dundalk, etc.

FoxesTalk: A forum (Lat) where drunks bloviate

Trav Le Bleu

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1 hour ago, bovril said:

I think this another 'Americanism' that is actually closer to the original than modern British English

Americanizm

 

lol

 

Actually, you will find that a lot. Very much the case that American English hasn't evolved as much as UK English and retained usage from 2-3 centuries ago.

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StanSP

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5 hours ago, Daggers said:

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  • Fo (Lat), to create an undesirable - see foment
  • Xes (Gre), a gaseous entity - see xenon
  • Alk (Lat), To have consumed or greatly desire a drink - see alcoholic, Dundalk, etc.

FoxesTalk: A forum (Lat) where drunks bloviate

Here he is, coming all over Susie Dent again. 

LanguedocFox

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15 hours ago, davieG said:

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And someone who runs a restaurant is a “restaurateur” - no ‘n’. A ‘restorer’. 
 

 

 

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davieG

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Just now, davieG said:

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Never heard of Ellipsis before although I often use 3 dots to continue a conversation from someone's previous post

Parafox

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On 02/03/2025 at 11:58, davieG said:

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A better image

 

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If only some individuals who contribute to FT could utilise these examples correctly in their posts.

davieG

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On 28/02/2025 at 14:06, davieG said:

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