Oxford Dictionaries Grammar Rules
Historic and historical are used in slightly different ways.
Historic means ‘famous or important in history’, as in a historic occasion, whereas historical means ‘concerning history or historical events’, as in historical evidence; thus, a historic event is one that was very important, whereas a historical event is something that happened in the past.
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A Greek professor of linguistics at Cambridge University has been credited with identifying an endangered Greek dialect which is spoken in a remote mountainous region in northeastern Turkey and is believed to be a “linguistic gold mine” because of its close similarities to ancient Greek. The significance of the Romeyka dialect was highlighted by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou…
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Apostrophe challenge by Oxford Dictionaries
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An app to help theatre-goers follow plays in other languages is being launched by a theatre company in Wales.
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[…That it makes the translation process a lot more efficient and significantly reduces the cost for the client,” explains Garnelis. “For example, we have introduced an algorithm, called translation memory, which stores all translations that have already been done. Therefore, when you need a new translation, which is mostly similar to an older one, the algorithm locates the similarities and allows the translator to use the old material rather than doing it all over again…]Read more: http://tinyurl.com/o3ns7h4
With increasingly innovative video cameras now a nearly ever-present part of every facet of our lives, the tools to help us better utilize…
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It’s that time of the year again. With a fanfare and a drum roll, it’s time to announce the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year. The votes have been counted and verified and I can exclusively reveal that the winner is…
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The Parentheses
Parentheses are used to separate explanatory or qualifying remarks in a sentence. However, content within parentheses is typically not necessary to fully understanding the sentence. For example, “The summer solstice (between June 20 and June 22) is the longest day of the year.” Using parentheses to interject the possible dates of the solstice, as they vary from year to year, adds to the complete understanding of this sentence. But those dates are not strictly necessary; the sentence was fine without them.Read more…
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