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... English , all usages were once dialectal ; ultimately one dialect , the Midland , was promoted at the expense of the other dialects and became Standard English . See DIALECT . Colloquialisms are often promoted to the rank of Standard ...
... English , all usages were once dialectal ; ultimately one dialect , the Midland , was promoted at the expense of the other dialects and became Standard English . See DIALECT . Colloquialisms are often promoted to the rank of Standard ...
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... English am- bassador , and so heavy was the blow to Scotland's pride and scanty wealth that , combined with various political bickerings , it brought England and Scotland almost to the point of war . Merci- fully , legislative and ...
... English am- bassador , and so heavy was the blow to Scotland's pride and scanty wealth that , combined with various political bickerings , it brought England and Scotland almost to the point of war . Merci- fully , legislative and ...
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... English author , who was one of the great novelists and stylists of modern English literature . Although English was the Polish - born Conrad's adopted language , he used it with a power and mastery that have rarely been surpassed . A ...
... English author , who was one of the great novelists and stylists of modern English literature . Although English was the Polish - born Conrad's adopted language , he used it with a power and mastery that have rarely been surpassed . A ...
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