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This article explores the nuances of comma application in resolving because-clause ambiguity:
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Saheed Kehinde Yusuf — Coffee Microwaver
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Saheed Kehinde Yusuf — Coffee Microwaver
@Da_4midable
an editor with an unhealthy attachment to the Oxford and vocative commas | @alx_africa trained software engineer | Set-Piece FC representative
Ilorin, Nigeria Inscrit le Mart 2011
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@Eleshinluqman If we were that easy to stop, we wouldn't be nine points clear in the league, beaten Bayern, Inter, Atletico, Newcastle, and Chelsea, and lost only 5 in 51 matches.
This oversimplication of our weaknesses is ridiculous at best.
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a prescription? Through which media would such a prescription be disseminated: radio, TV, pamphlets, social media?
The acceptance of a word's meanings is organic and largely immune to deliberate manipulations/standardisations by adjudicators/administators.
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speakers will resist any imposition.
If tomorrow any senior editor or prominent linguist decided to singularise the meaning of "biweekly", their attempt would be futile (besides being vehemently resisted). Futile because it would not be feasible to reach that many speakers with
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Remember the Yorùbá adage along these lines:
"the distance the foot cannot travel, the mouth will reach there and even farther."
In most cases, the population gives a word meaning. That's why a century later a word might have its meaning altered from its original form. If this
Otunba Xander° #RoseniorOut@Ikemefunaaaaa
@Da_4midable The ambiguity and the fact it has gone on for so long is exactly why I made my tweet. If there's a perfectly good substitute to remove the ambiguity totally, why not take it? We should just agree and end the ambiguity and confusion once and for all
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English language, that a word already denotes a concept doesn't prohibit other denotations of the same concept. This is in response to "why do we need 'biweekly' when 'fortnightly' already fulfills the same function?"
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context. Does "bi" mean two (two weekly) or twice (twice a week)? A case could be made for either simply because of the polysemy of the word "bi".
This issue wouldn't have arisen had "biweekly" been one with assigned, instead of derived, meanings. And as is consistent with the
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Ambiguity usually emerges from genuine, logical interpretations. Some words arrived at their semantic destinations from logical deductions. The meaning of "biweekly," for instance, can be inferred along two directions because "bi" as a multiple of two is ambiguous in the "weekly"
Otunba Xander° #RoseniorOut@Ikemefunaaaaa
Fortnight and Fortnightly are perfect words btw. Why not just use "Fortnightly" for every 2 weeks and "biweekly" for twice in a week?
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uncertain if he was right or wrong to register an offence. What sits unwell with me is your framing, especially your hunger contingency: if he wasn't starving, we'd be hesitant about our verdict; but should he be, then our judgement would become condemnatory and less tentative.
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gateman with a doctor/lawyer/investment banker/civil engineer/IJGB/titled chief. I'm not sure anyone would be asking a lecturer/factory owner to come with his plate nor would it be a socially acceptable treatment were that to happen.
I should put this out there: I'm honestly
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Basically, his lowly status and "incapacity" to feed himself should deprive him of decency. Although his socio-economic class is on the humble side, we should further reduce him to a beggar (who, according to universal convention, can't be a chooser), correct?
Dignity should
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@TheOnlyKemi You didn't do wrong, n he's not wrong as well, it's just different perspective.. Summary, The man is not hungry, so it feels offensive.. if hunger touch am, he'll even ask you to put it in polythene 😏..
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Javokhir Sindarov held by Anish Giri.
Tournament leader, Windarov, on 6/7.
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of our current position? If the margins were two -- not nine -- points, would winning the EPL represent a successful campaign?
Perspective, wailers! Perspective!
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infects your optimism and gratitude.
It's at this point you will claim having a bigger appetite for success.
Boohoo!
Review your pre-season objectives and your image of a successful season. Could it be that because the league "seems" in that bag has distorted your appreciation
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And you can tell the average fan has spiralled. What do you mean "the league alone isn't enough"? You listened to so much garbage-y expectations set by rival fans and interiorise those. And now, any adverse departure from those aspirations imposed from spiteful external sources
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the spotlight from them and onto the manager absolves these players of their funky fulfillment of their on-pitch obligations.
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indictment of each individual's stock.
The strength of that lineup expressed the manager's priority and emphasised his expectations of the squad player: "okay, show me I can count on you."
So, these players disappointed on two fronts: the fans and the manager. But shifting
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I don't even understand this misdirected anger at the manager. Because of the critical essence of a head coach to a successful sporting institution, we've almost utterly overlooked one key detail:
tactics, strategies, formations, and motivational speeches have NEVER EVER won
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