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  2. Gender paradox (sociolinguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Under that view, women command a greater range of variants and styles, despite similar gender roles, because of sex differences. [3] That view is contradicted by the varying size of the "gender gap" and the fact that differences have not remained constant over time. [ 4 ]

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    Our economic recovery is stronger than any in the world and, with the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts, our economy should get even better. OPINION: Despite what you hear, you are better off than you ...

  4. RICK McDANIEL: Here's how you can make 2025 a GREATER year - AOL

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    You can believe for greater things despite impossible circumstances. You can persevere for greater things even amid discouragement. You can choose greater things by committing more than you ever ...

  5. Comparative illusion - Wikipedia

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    Christensen found that plural subjects (kvinder, "women") in the than-clause led to significantly higher acceptability ratings than singular subjects (frisøren "the hairdresser"). [ 35 ] De Dios-Flores examined if there was an effect depending on whether or not the than -clause subject could be a subset of the matrix subject as in (a) compared ...

  6. Code-switching - Wikipedia

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    Thus, code-switching is the use of more than one linguistic variety in a manner consistent with the syntax and phonology of each variety. Code-switching may happen between sentences , sentence fragments , words , or individual morphemes (in synthetic languages ).

  7. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    For example, "I've flipped heads with this coin five times consecutively, so the chance of tails coming out on the sixth flip is much greater than heads." [ 66 ] Hot-hand fallacy (also known as "hot hand phenomenon" or "hot hand"), the belief that a person who has experienced success with a random event has a greater chance of further success ...

  8. Linguistic prescription - Wikipedia

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    Linguistic prescription is a part of a language standardization process. [20] The chief aim of linguistic prescription is to specify socially preferred language forms (either generally, as in Standard English, or in style and register) in a way that is easily taught and learned. [21]

  9. The most dangerous roads during Christmas and New Year's Eve

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    Last year, more than 115 million Americans were projected to drive 50+ miles during the holiday season. Unfortunately, according to the National Safety Council, both Christmas and New Year's Eve ...