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Screenshot of blog.oup.com: Reforming English Spelling

Reforming English Spelling (blog.oup.com)

33 points by jruohonen 3 days ago | 93 comments

OUPblog column by Anatoly Liberman arguing for a minimalist, gradual reform of English spelling and describing the English Spelling Society's recent congress.

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Screenshot of blog.oup.com: Sentence Structure for Writers (2017)

Sentence Structure for Writers (2017)(blog.oup.com)

50 points by onemind 1 year ago | 23 comments

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Fink, a Police Informer (blog.oup.com)

9 points by Caiero 2 years ago | 2 comments

Screenshot of blog.oup.com: Language history and we: the case of “like”

Language history and we: the case of “like”(blog.oup.com)

28 points by redeemed 3 years ago | 31 comments

Screenshot of blog.oup.com: How to use repetition (2017)

How to use repetition (2017)(blog.oup.com)

52 points by highway-trees 3 years ago | 22 comments