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  2. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    [13] [462] [463] In American English there is a distinction in usage: "gotten" is used to refer to the process of acquisition, obtainment or to having entered a state over a matter of time, whereas "got" signifies possession. [464] [461] grits A maize (sweetcorn) porridge common in the southern U.S. and relatively unknown in the UK [465] [466 ...

  3. Nomen nescio - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the meaning is different from the above definition and is the same as TBD (to be decided). N. N. is commonly used in the scoring of chess games, [2] not only when one participant's name is genuinely unknown but when an untitled player faces a master, as in a simultaneous exhibition. Another reason is to protect a known player from the ...

  4. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Sincere does not originate from Latin sine cera ("without wax"), but from sincerus ("true, genuine"), which combines roots meaning "single" and "grow". [83] Snob does not originate from Latin sine nobilitate ("without nobility"). [84] Till is not an abbreviation of "until", [85] though the increasingly common spelling 'til is a result of this ...

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    a noisy quarrel, trouble; origin unknown. [25] [26] [27] barrister * In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, this used to be the only type of lawyer qualified to argue a case in both higher and lower law courts; contrasts with solicitor. For Scotland, see advocate. Occasionally used in the U.S., but not to define any particular type of lawyer.

  6. The Known, the Unknown, and Knowing the Difference - AOL

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    In a few days’ time, investors went from breathing a sigh of relief that the Federal Reserve had cut rates to holding their breath because of the rapid re-escalation of trade fears and slowing ...

  7. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English.The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and "learner's ...

  8. List of English words of Etruscan origin - Wikipedia

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    The question is made more complex by the fact that the Etruscans borrowed many Greek words in modified form. Typically if a Latin word has an unknown, uncertain or disputed origin, it is considered a possible candidate for deriving in whole or in part from an Etruscan word; however, native Etruscan must then be distinguished from Greek.

  9. Everything you need to know about 'Into The Unknown,' the ...

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    The soundtrack will drop before the movie does, so if you want, you can learn the songs in advance. The "Frozen 2" soundtrack was released Friday, Nov. 15, a week before the film hits theaters ...