words in common usage

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• List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …   Wikipedia

• Common English usage misconceptions — Text from Robert Louis Stevenson s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as it would appear in a professionally published edition in the United States today, featuring one sentence paragraphs, sentences beginning with the conjunctions but and and …   Wikipedia

• usage — noun 1 way/amount that sth is used ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, high ▪ high energy usage ▪ low ▪ normal ▪ With normal usage …   Collocations dictionary

• Words without vowels — In non rhotic English dialects, such as Received Pronunciation, every lexical word must contain at least one spoken vowel in its pronunciation. In rhotic dialects, such as General American, a word may contain no other vowel sounds if it instead… …   Wikipedia

• usage */ — UK [ˈjuːsɪdʒ] / US [ˈjusɪdʒ] noun Word forms usage : singular usage plural usages 1) a) [uncountable] linguistics the way that words are used by people when they speak and write their language There are some major differences between British and… …   English dictionary

• usage — us|age [ jusıdʒ ] noun * 1. ) uncount the way words are used by people when they speak and write their language: There are some major differences between British and American usage. in common usage: technical terms that are now in common usage a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• usage — [[t]ju͟ːsɪʤ[/t]] usages 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their meanings. The word undertaker had long been in common usage... He was a stickler for the …   English dictionary

• Common Law —     Common Law     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Common Law     (Lat. communis, general, of general application; lex, law)     The term is of English origin and is used to describe the juridical principles and general rules regulating the possession …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Words of Estimative Probability — (WEP or WEPs) are terms used by intelligence analysts in the production of analytic reports to convey the likelihood of a future event occurring. They express the extent of their confidence in the finding. A well chosen WEP provides a decision… …   Wikipedia

• Common — Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Common bar — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English