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Bookmark or Share- What are the conventional words for characters (A-Z)?I have just read the newest post of DOGHOUSEDIARIES, and I am wondering whether the words for characters are fixed in the USA or the UK, as I am not a native English speaker. For example: A as in
- pronunciation - Is "forte" pronounced "fort" or "for-tay"? - English ...If you want to be perfectly and unimpeachably correct, you will pronounce the word forte, meaning something that is one’s strong point, identically to the word fort, and reserve the FOR-tay pronunciation only for the musical term.
- meaning - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeOver at German.SE we have a question involving "the darkest of nights". I would like to know what this expression actually means, but I didn't find it in an online dictionary (e.g. leo.org, dict.cc,
- What word would you use to describe someone who tries to one up ...What word is appropriate for someone who tries to one up everything you say? For example: Me: "You are a great friend" Person: "Well, you are my best friend"
- Principles in the use of letters 'b', 'u' and 'v' in Early Modern ...Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
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