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Bookmark or Share- "Overrode" vs "Overridden" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeOverride is formed from the irregular verb ride.. The Principal Parts of ride are ride, rode, ridden.. That means the PPs of override are override, overrode, overridden.
- Pterodactyl and Archeopteryx: Silent P vs Voiced P@tchrist you wrote "Er" whereas what you really wanted is "psst". I would also explain that N-ARY PRODUCT is not a letter. Its appearance will vary in web browsers and in other media where this open content (CC-BY-SA) answer may appear. But I see that it has been changed to GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PI. –
- dictionaries - Where did the phrase 'Uh Oh' come from? - English ...Many noises that we make are represented in text by an onomatopoeic phrase. In novels, we see 'pah! and 'psst!' for example. A wordless grunt made by a caveman might be indicated by "Ugh". However people reading this sound out-loud would pronounce it as though it was a word, for example by saying 'ug' Then by imitation, the word 'ugh' came into ...
- "Inputted" or "input" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeI have used the word inputted in an assignment and am being forced to change it to input. However, both the Oxford English Dictionary (I am in New Zealand so this is most relevant) and MS Word list
- How many syllables are there in the word "fire"?Dippthongs/triphthongs aren't per se any more of a problem than, say, consonant clusters sharing a given syllable position. "Psst" etc don't pose more of a problem than "strengths". And as far as I'm aware, to the model of the syllable, clicks are essentially consonants and don't invalidate the notion of syllable per se. –
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