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  2. English usage controversies - Wikipedia

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    In the English language, there are grammatical constructions that many native speakers use unquestioningly yet certain writers call incorrect. Differences of usage or opinion may stem from differences between formal and informal speech and other matters of register, differences among dialects (whether regional, class-based, generational, or other), difference between the social norms of spoken ...

  3. MINISO - Wikipedia

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    MINISO in Tijuana. MINISO first established a retail presence in China, and the majority of its stores still operate there. Even so, it has pursued an aggressive expansion plan in countries connected with China's One Belt One Road economic policy, alongside other similar international retailers like Mumuso, [37] [38] [39] XIMIVOGUE, [40] [41] YOYOSO, [42] [43] [44] USUPSO [45] [46] and LÄTT ...

  4. Why America Needs Ebonics Now - The Huffington Post

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    But as soon as the results got published, parents protested that the series would bring “Black English” into the classroom, that students would learn “she walk yesterday” as perfectly acceptable language to use in essays and job interviews. That they were wrong didn’t matter. The publisher pulled the series.

  5. List of English words with disputed usage - Wikipedia

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    A aggravate – Some have argued that this word should not be used in the sense of "to annoy" or "to oppress", but only to mean "to make worse". According to AHDI, the use of "aggravate" as "annoy" occurs in English as far back as the 17th century. In Latin, from which the word was borrowed, both meanings were used. Sixty-eight percent of AHD4's usage panel approves of its use in "It's the ...

  6. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    The first published English grammar was a Pamphlet for Grammar of 1586, written by William Bullokar with the stated goal of demonstrating that English was just as rule-based as Latin. Bullokar's grammar was faithfully modeled on William Lily's Latin grammar, Rudimenta Grammatices (1534), used in English schools at that time, having been ...

  7. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    See List of English words with disputed usage for words that are used in ways that are deprecated by some usage writers but are condoned by some dictionaries. There may be regional variations in grammar, orthography, and word-use, especially between different English-speaking countries.

  8. Essay mill - Wikipedia

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    Essay mill writers will read their writing only to make comments and feedback about content and grammar mistakes. They also turn to essay mills to ensure that all citations are correct. [1] Some customers claim they turn to essay mills because society has put too much pressure on students to achieve academic success.

  9. Olympic boxing gender controversy: IOC leaving questions ...

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    The blame for that falls on the IOC, which wandered into this controversy seemingly blind to the facts and as such got caught flat-footed as a global controversy erupted. One of two things is ...