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  2. Et cetera - Wikipedia

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    The one-word spelling etcetera appears in some dictionaries. [3] The abbreviated form &c. or &c is still occasionally used—the ampersand & , derives from a ligature of et. [4] The phrase et cetera is often used to denote the logical continuation of some sort of series of descriptions. For example, in the following expression:

  3. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Standard: I found a list of the sights of Rome on a tourist site. Standard: Please cite the sources you used in your essay. Standard: You must travel to the site of the dig to see the dinosaur bones. Standard: It is necessary to have line-of-sight if you want to use semaphore. Non-standard: One must be careful on a construction sight.

  4. Foreign-language influences in English - Wikipedia

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    The article's lead section may need to be rewritten.The reason given is: the current lead (i) contradicts the content of the Word origins section and a prominent figure legend, (ii) contains statements only appearing in the lead (violating WP:LEAD), and (iii) presents statements unsupported by citation (anywhere, violating WP:VERIFY), and thus, (iv) appears to violate WP:ORIGINAL RESEARCH.

  5. Outline (list) - Wikipedia

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    An outline, also called a hierarchical outline, is a list arranged to show hierarchical relationships and is a type of tree structure. An outline is used [1] to present the main points (in sentences) or topics of a given subject. Each item in an outline may be divided into additional sub-items.

  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia

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    Words such as fundamentally, essentially, and basically can indicate particular interpretive viewpoints and thus should also be attributed in controversial cases. Care should be used with actually and the modifiers only and just , which imply something being contrary to expectations; make sure the expectation is verifiable and broadly shared ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Why an Academy Museum exhibit came under fire for ... - AOL

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    After igniting controversy over its portrayal of Hollywood's Jewish pioneers, an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be changed, the museum announced Monday.

  9. 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 ...