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

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    abbreviation for Reduction In Force; i.e. to be honorably discharged from employment [787] (UK: redundancy, made redundant, laid off *, paid off) roil to render muddy by stirring up the dregs of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to roil a spring; also, to disquiet or disturb (also rile in the sense of "to anger", riled up for ...

  3. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    One can also find a way around this verb, using another one which does not is used to express idiomatic expressions nor necessitate a pleonasm, because it only has one meaning: 我要就寝 ('I want "to dorm " ') Nevertheless, 就寝 is a verb used in high-register diction, just like English verbs with Latin roots.

  4. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Women is the plural form. Non-standard: USADA is the national anti-doping partner of the Olympics, and Rousey spent much of her childhood training to compete in the Games, eventually becoming the first American women to medal in judo with her 2008 bronze medal campaign in Beijing. [144]

  5. English markers of habitual aspect - Wikipedia

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    This verb form has a phonological distinction: used is pronounced /juːst/, in contrast to the ordinary verb use /juːz/ and its past form used /juːzd/ (as in I used your scissors this morning). Used to is typically employed without a specific indication of the time of occurrence—e.g., We used to go there has the same meaning as We used to ...

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

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    female prostitute (In US, generally understood but not generally used except in pop tart [overly sexualised female singer]) (adj) sour-flavoured, sarcastic (n) any of several forms of sweet dessert or snack consisting of filling (usually fruit) in a pastry shell. saucy, promiscuous woman (derog.) tea: afternoon snack (US: late lunch)

  7. Hilarious Theme Song Accompanies Racist Woman As She’s ...

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    A woman was reportedly removed from a United Airlines flight after trying to open the emergency door and making racist comments — and the first class cabin gave her a hilarious sendoff. An ...

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

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    (informal) old man; (informal) boss; football manager (US: soccer coach); Also in US: (professional) chief electrician on a theatrical or film set. gangway * a path between the rows of seats in a theatre or elsewhere (US aisle ; gangway is a naval command to make a path for an officer)

  9. List of English irregular verbs - Wikipedia

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    English irregular verbs are now a closed group, which means that newly formed verbs are always regular and do not adopt any of the irregular patterns. This list only contains verb forms which are listed in the major dictionaries as being standard usage in modern English. There are also many thousands of archaic, non-standard and dialect variants.