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- 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
- Can the word genocide be used as a verb? If it cant, what are the . . .
Here, on Wiktionary, it says we can use "genocide" as a transitive verb to mean "To commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely " In other dictionaries though, I couldn't find any descriptions that define "genocide" as a verb
- Idiom for saying something doesnt cost a lot for someone rich?
Idiom for saying something doesn't cost a lot for someone rich? 1 million is basically short change for Goldman Sachs I thought the expression was short change, but after searching on Google, it
- 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
- 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?
- What is an entry in a dictionary? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
An "entry" in a dictionary is a headword (the word that gets looked up), plus its definition and any ancillary information that pertains to that word, such as an etymology, any usage notes, example sentences, pronunciation guides, inflected forms of the word and any illustrations It is everything that is presented as belonging to that headword
- How common is the usage of yous as a plural of you?
Yesterday I was exposed to the fact the " yous " is a plural form of the pronoun you while historically I know that " you " is actually the second person plural pronoun while the singular form is " thou " My question is how common or widespread the use of this form (yous) in the spoken English from one side, and in the formal English on the other side (in Britain and Canada or even in USA? I
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