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Mini-Dictionaries

Mini-dictionaries are compact, specialized collections of words and their meanings, often focusing…

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Minced Oath

A minced oath is a religious expletive that avoids blasphemy by altering a…

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Middle Verbs in English Grammar

Middle verbs in English grammar are verbs that can function as both…

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Metonymy: Understanding Figurative Language

Metonymy is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is…

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Metaplasm: Understanding Linguistic and Biological Transformations

Metaplasm refers to changes in the form or structure of words or…

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Mass Nouns: Understanding Uncountable Things

Mass nouns, also known as uncountable nouns, refer to things that cannot…

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Main Verbs

Main verbs, also known as action verbs, express the core action or…

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Loan Words: Understanding Borrowed Language

Loan words are words adopted from one language into another with little…

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LIX (Laesbarhedsindex) – Readability Index Explained

LIX, or Laesbarhedsindex, is a readability formula used to assess text complexity.…

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Linking Verb

A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a subject…

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