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  2. English usage controversies - Wikipedia

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    In the English language, there are grammatical constructions that many native speakers use unquestioningly yet certain writers call incorrect. Differences of usage or opinion may stem from differences between formal and informal speech and other matters of register, differences among dialects (whether regional, class-based, generational, or other), difference between the social norms of spoken ...

  3. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    The first published English grammar was a Pamphlet for Grammar of 1586, written by William Bullokar with the stated goal of demonstrating that English was just as rule-based as Latin. Bullokar's grammar was faithfully modeled on William Lily's Latin grammar, Rudimenta Grammatices (1534), used in English schools at that time, having been ...

  4. Rajamati (song) - Wikipedia

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    The courtyard of Itum Bahal near where Rajamati lived. The water spout of Maruhiti where Rajamati famously fell flat on her back. "Rājamati" (Nepali: राजमति) is a traditional Nepalese ballad about an unsuccessful love quest, and is the best known song in Newar society of Nepal. [1]

  5. Langkat Malay - Wikipedia

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    Langkat Malay is mainly spoken in Langkat Regency, located in the northernmost part of North Sumatra, as well as in the city of Binjai. [13] The language is primarily spoken in areas with a significant Malay population, particularly in coastal regions such as Stabat and, most notably, Tanjung Pura, which serves as both the cultural center of the Malay people in Langkat and the royal seat of ...

  6. List of grammatical cases - Wikipedia

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    (Note: the case in Slavic languages termed the "locative case" in English is actually a prepositional case.) Pergressive case: vicinity: in the vicinity of the house Kamu: Pertingent case: contacting: touching the house Tlingit | Archi: Postessive case: posterior: after the house Lezgian | Agul: Subessive case: under: under/below the house Tsez ...

  7. Nepal Bhasa movement - Wikipedia

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    The campaign aims to increase the use of Nepal Bhasa in the home, education, government and business. Despite a high level of development, Newar culture and language are both under threat. [1] Newars have been fighting to save their language from the time of the repressive Rana regime until today, and activists have been jailed, exiled and ...

  8. Wikipedia:WikiProject Grammar - Wikipedia

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    A new Language desk has been opened for questions and answers about English grammar and usage. It is a subpage of the existing Wikipedia:Reference desk and supplements the existing Wikipedia:Help desk .

  9. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Text from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde featuring one-sentence paragraphs and sentences beginning with the conjunctions "but" and "and". This list comprises widespread modern beliefs about English language usage that are documented by a reliable source to be misconceptions.