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Page 146
... English is the language of a diversity of people scattered in many parts of the globe . But there are only three kinds of English that I am fa- miliar with the English of England , the English of America , and the Eng- lish of the ...
... English is the language of a diversity of people scattered in many parts of the globe . But there are only three kinds of English that I am fa- miliar with the English of England , the English of America , and the Eng- lish of the ...
Page 149
... English the trilled or vibrated r is almost ab- sent , but this is not so when words con- taining that letter are spoken by the Irish or the Scots , or by the people of Tyneside . The English practice of eliding the r has led to this ...
... English the trilled or vibrated r is almost ab- sent , but this is not so when words con- taining that letter are spoken by the Irish or the Scots , or by the people of Tyneside . The English practice of eliding the r has led to this ...
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... English has become , however , we are entering a field of speculation where consummations devoutly to be wished will not necessarily come to pass unless belief in them and desire for them bring them into being . English literature as a ...
... English has become , however , we are entering a field of speculation where consummations devoutly to be wished will not necessarily come to pass unless belief in them and desire for them bring them into being . English literature as a ...
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