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  2. Characterization - Wikipedia

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    The writer can make the characters' dialogue more realistic and interesting by considering several factors affecting how people speak: personality psychology, [9] age, culture, family background, region, gender, education, and circumstances. [16] Words characterize by their diction, cadence, complexity, attitude [17] and fluency. Mannerisms and ...

  3. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    The spelling indicates the insertion of /ᵻ/ before the /z/ in the spelling - es , but does not indicate the devoiced /s/ distinctly from the unaffected /z/ in the spelling - s . The abstract representation of words as indicated by the orthography can be considered advantageous since it makes etymological relationships more apparent to English ...

  4. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters . For other languages and symbol sets (especially in mathematics and science), see below .

  5. List of common misconceptions about history - Wikipedia

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    People accused of witchcraft were not burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials. Of the accused, nineteen people convicted of witchcraft were executed by hanging, at least five died in prison, and one man was pressed to death by stones while trying to extract a confession from him. [52] George Washington did not have wooden teeth.

  6. Genius - Wikipedia

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    Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for the future, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabilities of competitors. [1]

  7. Oxford spelling - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford spelling affects about 200 verbs, [6] and is favoured on etymological grounds, in that ‑ize corresponds more closely to the Greek root of most ‑ize verbs, -ίζω (‑ízō). [7] The suffix ‑ize has been in use in the UK since the 15th century, [5] and is the spelling variation used in North American English.

  8. Butt (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Anglo-Norman names are characterised by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they ...

  9. Nicole (name) - Wikipedia

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    Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.. The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is ultimately from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), composed of the elements níkē “victory” and laós “people” (hence it may be interpreted as "victory of the people").