- What do spelling pronunciation and ~ mean in Wiktionary?
Some words have "silent" letters, that is letters like the "l" in Holmes that are not traditionally pronounced in standard dialects With relatively rare words like "Holmes", which is more often written than spoken, individuals may guess the pronunciation from the spelling rather than learning the standard pronunciation from other speakers This results in some native speakers using an
- How much should I trust Wiktionary? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
Wiktionary theoretically has the same vulnerabilities as Wikipedia These include people engaging in internet vandalism, people editing a wiki to push an agenda, people who are editing Wiktionary in good faith but who are biased, and lack of editorial oversight
- What is the difference in meaning between the baptizand baptisand . . .
9 You link to Wiktionary, which doesn't support your " (or has been)" with examples All of the examples are clear that the baptisand is in the process of being baptised, or at least it's imminent Once they've been baptised, "baptised" is a more appropriate term You might compare "graduand" (wiktionary again) - one who is about to graduate
- Idiom for saying something doesnt cost a lot for someone rich?
Wiktionary classifies this as chiefly US, and I can safely say that, as a Briton, I've never heard of it, so I wouldn't advise using this with a global audience
- spelling - Authoritative vs. Authorative - English Language . . .
I have looked up "Authorative" in Merriam Webster and on Wiktionary, and the word does not exist there However, a general Google search for "Authorative" turns up quite a few references Are all these people (including myself) really using a mis-spelled word, or is "Authorative" just a variant spelling?
- Why English IPA is so different across its definitions?
The document is supposed to be a phonetic translation, but Britain kinda matches the wiktionary phonemics [ˈbɹɪt n̩] instead of phonetics ˈbɹɪt ən And what confuses me the most, is that I have the impression the phonetic translation isn't the same from one website to another
- word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
According to the Wiktionary, the meaning of the verb "spank" is "to beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or other vulnerable body part like the cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification"
- What does Re: in a business letter mean?
Wiktionary lists re as a preposition that means “About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters and documents”, while OED1 (1914) says: Re sb² [Ablative of L res thing, affair ] In the matter of, referring to The L phr in re is similarly used († formerly also = in reality) Re infecta, ‘with the matter unfinished or unaccomplished’, has also been freq employed in
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