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  2. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Non-standard: In fact, many moms say there's no way they would let their children do what their own parents gave them free reign to do as kids. [93] Non-standard: Brooks allowed Durant and Westbrook free reign as players and kept an open-door policy in terms of suggestions, not that he had much choice. [94]

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    one who takes care of real estate in exchange for rent-free living accommodations * carnival (n.) a street festival typically involving music, dancing and processions (adj.) suggesting a festive atmosphere (n.) a travelling circus or fair (UK: funfair) comprising amusement rides carousel (n.)

  4. Young professional - Wikipedia

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    A young businesswoman giving a presentation. The term young professional generally refers to young people between 20 and 49 who are employed in a profession or white-collar occupation. The meaning may be ambiguous [1] and has evolved from its original narrow meaning of a young person in a professional field. [2]

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

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    a con artist, transient swindler, or professional gambler (US and UK: con man); also grift can mean an act of thievery or trickery [458] [459] [460] gotten Past participle of "get" (got in most of the UK); "gotten" is however of British origin, [461] still retained in some older dialects, and is sometimes now used again under US influence.

  6. Voluntary childlessness - Wikipedia

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    What they do with their free time is not considered as important. [85] As such, childless individuals often work longer hours than parents. [90] In fact, both parents and non-parents tend to think that parents are generally treated better at work. [14] Some parents argue that they deserve special treatment for raising future workers and taxpayers.

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. Parenting styles - Wikipedia

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    Father and children reading. According to a literature review by Christopher Spera (2005), Darling and Steinberg (1993) suggest that it is important to better understand the differences between parenting styles and parenting practices: "Parenting practices are defined as specific behaviors that parents use to socialize their children", while parenting style is "the emotional climate in which ...

  9. Heteronym (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    parent: verb they adorn noun parent plus: adverb more adverb no more portions [pɔʁtjɔ̃] verb we carried [pɔʁsjɔ̃] noun portions relations [ʁəlatjɔ̃] verb we recounted [ʁəlɑsjɔ̃] noun relations résident: verb they reside noun resident violent: verb they violate adjective violent