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2. Time is money (aphorism) - Wikipedia

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   An 1837 clock-themed token coin with the phrase "Time is money" inscribed "Time is money" is an aphorism that is claimed to have originated [1] in "Advice to a Young Tradesman", an essay by Benjamin Franklin that appeared in George Fisher's 1748 book, The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion, in which Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is money."

3. Adjective phrase - Wikipedia

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   An adjective phrase (or adjectival phrase) is a phrase whose head is an adjective.Almost any grammar or syntax textbook or dictionary of linguistics terminology defines the adjective phrase in a similar way, e.g. Kesner Bland (1996:499), Crystal (1996:9), Greenbaum (1996:288ff.), Haegeman and Guéron (1999:70f.), Brinton (2000:172f.), Jurafsky and Martin (2000:362).

4. 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 ...

5. History of English grammars - Wikipedia

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   Robert Lowth: A short introduction to English grammar: with critical notes. [36] 1763. John Ash: Grammatical institutes: or, An easy introduction to Dr. Lowth's English grammar. [37] 1765. William Ward: An Essay on English Grammar. [38] 1766. Samuel Johnson: A dictionary of the English Language...: to which is prefixed, a Grammar of the English ...

6. Grammar - Wikipedia

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   The formal study of grammar is an important part of children's schooling from a young age through advanced learning, though the rules taught in schools are not a "grammar" in the sense that most linguists use, particularly as they are prescriptive in intent rather than descriptive.

7. Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time ...

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   The precise time was determined by astronomer Edward Pickering at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who sent a message out via telegraph to New York City "and from thence distributed ...

8. 6 Benefits of Spending Time with Family (Hint: It’s More ...

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   First, some good news: When it comes to the rewards kids ages 3 to 11 reap from family time, research from the University of Toronto shows that amount has precious little to do with it. Instead ...

9. Value of time - Wikipedia

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   For example, if a worker on a salary of £20 per hour travels to a meeting, the value of time in that case is £20 per hour, because that is the amount the employer would be willing to pay to reduce travel time (as travel time can be considered to be "wasted", i.e., not spent working).