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Many of these countries, while retaining strong British English or American English influences, have developed their own unique dialects, which include Indian English and Philippine English. Chief among other native English dialects are Canadian English and Australian English, which rank third and fourth in the number of native speakers. [4]
Language portal; This category contains both accents and dialects specific to groups of speakers of the English language. General pronunciation issues that are not specific to a single dialect are categorized under the English phonology category.
[124] [125] While male-parent dogs can show more disinterested behaviour toward their own puppies, [126] most can play with the young pups as they would with other dogs or humans. [127] A female dog may abandon or attack her puppies or her male partner dog if she is stressed or in pain. [128]
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
The hairless variant is known as the Perro pelón mexicano or Mexican hairless dog. [1] It is characterized by its wrinkles and dental abnormalities. In Nahuatl, from which its name originates, it is xōlōitzcuintli [ʃoːloːit͡sˈkʷint͡ɬi] (singular) [2] and xōlōitzcuintin [ʃoːloːit͡sˈkʷintin] . [2]
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Feminine nouns or names are typically made diminutive by adding the ending -ette: fillette (little girl or little daughter [affectionate], from fille, girl or daughter); courgette (small squash or marrow, i.e., zucchini, from courge, squash); Jeannette (from Jeanne); pommettes (cheekbones), from pomme (apple); cannette (female duckling), from ...
X-15 attached to its B-52 mother ship with a T-38 flying nearby. The X-15 had a thick wedge tail to enable it to fly in a steady manner at hypersonic speeds. [16] This produced a significant amount of base drag at lower speeds; [16] the blunt end at the rear of the X-15 could produce as much drag as an entire F-104 Starfighter. [16]