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This tag is for questions specifically related to written English. PROOFREADING essays, emails, abstracts, etc. is strictly OFF-TOPIC.
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Plural of “lemma”?
You can use the English plural "lemmas" or the Greek plural "lemmata", but you cannot use "lemma" as a plural.
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How did 7 come to be an abbreviation for 'and' in Old English?
The Arabic/Indian numerals are most unlikely to have been known in England in the 12th century, so you can rule out the derivation of this symbol from the number 7. By the way, the Peterborough Chroni …
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