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Where does the subcontinental usage of 'one' to mean 'named' come from?
Sometimes, when reading texts published in India, written by authors of Indian origin, I notice a usage of the word one in the sense of 'named,' or 'is called.' For instance, it's present in this ...
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Pronouncing Diacritics Aloud [closed]
When pronouncing diacritics aloud, how would you say words with a tilde or macron?
For example, how would you spell jalapeño and/or Māori?
Would you say “n-tilde” and “a-macron”? I assume that’s ...
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History and usage of "dooryard"
I have been interested in the expression "dooryard stop" recently. This is an expression that is used to describe a short visit in someone's dooryard (driveway) that often means not staying long ...
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