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the difference between jargon and technical terms? [closed]
Each subject matter has its own set of terms called Jargon which is expressed in its particular grammatical rules.
Technical terminology or Term of Art is the specialized vocabulary of any specialized ...
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IPA transcription of the American English “bunched” /r/
There are 2 common articulations of /r/ and /r̩/ in American English, one retroflex, and the other dorsal. This phone is called the molar or bunched r. It can be described roughly as a back-palatal or ...
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Why do people singing in English sound like Americans?
This is just my observation, but it seems like Standard American English lacks any distinct accent when speaking. Listen to almost any person singing with an accent, and they sound like any American ...
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Is rhyming a uniquely English language construct?
I will freely admit that this question is based in ignorance of languages other than English (well, American). But do other languages have the concept of rhyming? Thinking back to my few Spanish ...
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Why does Pidgin come easier than Standard English?
I was born and raised in Hawaii and grew up speaking Pidgin. My parents are from Washington and California so at home I spoke [what I thought was] Standard English. I moved to the mainland when I was ...
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Is there a US/UK difference in interpretation/usage of “compound verb phrases” split by an embedded clause
Arising from discussion against “Against traffic” or “Against the traffic” on ELU, I wonder if anyone can give an authoritative opinion and/or supporting evidence for the proposition that Americans ...
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Why in English words, the [o] is followed by [ʊ]?
The close-mid back rounded vowel is, according to Wikipedia, "usually diphthongized to [oʊ]".
Examples: row, also.
In fact, in Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary I didn't see o standing ...
