The Brown University Standard Corpus of Present-Day American English (or just Brown Corpus) was compiled by Henry Kucera and W.
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Category: English Dictionary, General Tags: 100-million, brown, code, dictionary, english, field, General, general-corpus, nelson-francis, order GCIDE – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Published on October 10th, 2009 under Category: English Dictionary, General Tags: containing-the-marked, english, from-the-webster, license-, marked, published-1913, revised, revised-unabridged
Category: English Dictionary, General Tags: containing-the-marked, english, from-the-webster, license-, marked, published-1913, revised, revised-unabridged GCIDE is the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. The dictionary was derived from the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Version published 1913 and WordNet. The GNU version is licensed under the GNU General Public License
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Published on October 2nd, 2009 under Category: General, Learn English Tags: amount, esl, first, General, how, native-language, researched-were, students, students-from, students-have
Category: General, Learn English Tags: amount, esl, first, General, how, native-language, researched-were, students, students-from, students-have “the most significant variable in how long it takes to learn English is the amount of formal schooling students have received in their first language.
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Published on October 2nd, 2009 under Category: General, Learn English Tags: duration, education-took, first, long-it-takes, native-language, receiving-1-3, results, school-district, take, test-at-grade, the-students
Category: General, Learn English Tags: duration, education-took, first, long-it-takes, native-language, receiving-1-3, results, school-district, take, test-at-grade, the-students “the most significant variable in how long it takes to learn English is the amount of formal schooling students have received in their first language. In one study, Thomas & Collier researched a group of Asian and Hispanic students from an affluent suburban school district receiving 1-3 hours second language support per day in a well-regarded ESL program .
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Published on September 3rd, 2009 under Category: General, Vocabulary Tags: academic, bics, calp, found-here, General, gsl, including-the-general, words-lists
Category: General, Vocabulary Tags: academic, bics, calp, found-here, General, gsl, including-the-general, words-lists Several words lists can be found here, including the General Service List (GSL), Academic Word List, and University List.
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Published on August 9th, 2009 under Category: English Grammar, General Tags: elder, first-notable, General, general-use, language, linking, listing, modern-uses, opposed-meaning, punctuation, sentences-and, the-linking, the-semicolon, wiki
Category: English Grammar, General Tags: elder, first-notable, General, general-use, language, linking, listing, modern-uses, opposed-meaning, punctuation, sentences-and, the-linking, the-semicolon, wiki A semicolon ( ; ) is a conventional punctuation mark with several uses, mainly for pauses in sentences and breaks in lists. The Italian printer Aldus Manutius the Elder established the practice of using the semicolon mark to separate words of opposed meaning, and to indicate interdependent statements. The earliest, general use of the semicolon in English was in 1591; Ben Jonson was the first notable English writer to use them systematically.
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Published on August 2nd, 2009 under Category: English Grammar, General Tags: a-before-the, a-list-even, before-the-and, compulsion, english, grammar, having-written, last, leaving-out-the, left-out-and, reference, subject, using-the-comma, within-the-last
Category: English Grammar, General Tags: a-before-the, a-list-even, before-the-and, compulsion, english, grammar, having-written, last, leaving-out-the, left-out-and, reference, subject, using-the-comma, within-the-last I have often been confused about the right way to use a comma in a list. Leaving out the comma before the and in the last item always felt wrong but I was taught that it was the correct way. I thought that I had read that the comma could be used there, it makes sense to me as it helps clarify the meaning in most cases and generally has a more natural cadence, but most references on the subject seemed to agree with what I had been taught, and that there was no other way
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Published on August 1st, 2009 under Category: English Dictionary, English Grammar, General Tags: acronyms-and, commonly, commonly-misspelled, definitions, dictionary, english, English Grammar, idioms
Category: English Dictionary, English Grammar, General Tags: acronyms-and, commonly, commonly-misspelled, definitions, dictionary, english, English Grammar, idioms Has links to: Definitions of acronyms and symbols; Dictionary of antonyms; Commonly misspelled words; General word definitions; Terms and concepts in English grammar; Idioms, English phrases and forms of expression; Word origins of words used internationally; Listing of modern words
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Published on July 20th, 2009 under Category: English Dictionary, General Tags: and-general, bilingual, commercial, dictionary, english, financial, General, glossary, good-dictionary, translation
Category: English Dictionary, General Tags: and-general, bilingual, commercial, dictionary, english, financial, General, glossary, good-dictionary, translation financial and general – good dictionary
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Published on July 14th, 2008 under Category: General Tags: English stories, English stories for ESL, Stories
Category: General Tags: English stories, English stories for ESL, Stories I think one of the best way to understand the grammar is to see some examples in the real world. So, I did some research and found some great resources. here, here, here and here
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