In English grammar, a root is a word or portion of a word from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. By learning root words, you can decipher unfamiliar words, expand your vocabulary, and become a better English speaker.
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SEE Also => The Function of the Prefix https://www.thoughtco.com/prefix-grammar-1691661 SEE Also => Suffixes in English Grammarhttps://www.thoughtco.com/suffix-grammar-1692159
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Welcome to the online home of The Farlex Grammar Book, your complete guide to the English language!
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/The-Farlex-Grammar-Book.htm
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/The-Farlex-Grammar-Book.htm
I haven't read it all, so I'm not going to review it or recommend it, but I think Teachers and Students alike should take a look at it, and comment below!
The Farlex Grammar Book is a comprehensive guide consisting of three volumes:
The Farlex Grammar Book is a comprehensive guide consisting of three volumes:
Volume I - English Grammar
Volume II - English Punctuation
Volume III - English Spelling and Pronunciation
JUST FOR FUN!
13 Of The Longest Words In The English Language
Some of the words that qualify for the title take hours to pronounce, like the 189,819-letter word for the protein Titin. Additionally, many of the longest words are medical terms, so we have excluded some of them to allow for more variety. The end result is a list of fascinatingly lengthy words that will make your vocabulary downright sesquipedalian.
https://www.thoughtco.com/longest-words-english-language-4175801?utm_campaign=grammartip&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15734720&utm_term=
Some of the words that qualify for the title take hours to pronounce, like the 189,819-letter word for the protein Titin. Additionally, many of the longest words are medical terms, so we have excluded some of them to allow for more variety. The end result is a list of fascinatingly lengthy words that will make your vocabulary downright sesquipedalian.
https://www.thoughtco.com/longest-words-english-language-4175801?utm_campaign=grammartip&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15734720&utm_term=
It's easy to see why someone who lives in New York State is called a New Yorker. And why a resident of California is a Californian. But what do people in Massachusetts call themselves? And where do Huskies and Nutmeggers live?
https://www.thoughtco.com/names-and-nicknames-states-residents-1692783?utm_campaign=grammartip&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15587314&utm_term=
You may not use these words every day, but they are fun to learn!
https://curiosity.com/topics/have-you-ever-heard-these-25-obscure-english-words-curiosity?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email
The Best Examples of Palindromes in the English Language
palindromes: words, phrases, verses, sentences, or a series of characters that read the same both forwards and backwards.
https://www.thoughtco.com/examples-of-palindromes-4173177?utm_campaign=wilat&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15602131&utm_term=
Silent letters from A to Z list and examples for each letter
A silent letter is left unpronounced, such as the d in handkerchief, the n in autumn and the p in cupboard. When talking fast, silent words like t are very lightly pronounced in words like Christmas, mountain and little.
This is a small list of the silent letters from A to Z and is designed to use as a guide to help you pronounce words.
https://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/english-lessons-level-3/544-silent-letters-from-a-to-z-list-and-examples
A Palindrome is a word that is the same backwards and forwards.
You’ll never look at these words the same again.
https://www.rd.com/culture/palindromes-list/?_cmp=readuprdus&_ebid=readuprdus10252018&_mid=249582&ehid=C16517DF104866EF062979DC3BC2F8C8EE073E34
https://www.thoughtco.com/abbreviations-and-acronyms-for-english-learners-1212308?utm_campaign=grammartip&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13714091&utm_term=
Any shortened form of a word or phrase is an abbreviation. Acronyms are also a type of abbreviation that can be pronounced as a single word. Abbreviations are selectively used in spoken conversation as well as written English. Generally, common abbreviations such as measurements and titles are always abbreviated in written form.
Here's a site for advanced English learners, and some questions answered for teachers!
It's called English Language & Usage
https://english.stackexchange.com/
Thought I'd share it with all of you, after being away so long!
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/stpat.html
Questions:.
Cutest grammar cops ever! Brazilian kids correct mistakes in celebrities’ tweets
Educators at Red Balloon, an English language school in Brazil, recruited students to police celebrity grammar on Twitter and the results are adorable.
It's called WordReference.com
Enjoy!
http://www.wordreference.com/
Frank D
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It is a paid service, with a FREE TRIAL Period.
Worth investigating !!
http://store.tellmemore.com/Learn-English-with-TELL-ME-MORE-English-s/102.htm
Of the 100 terms most searched this year on UrbanDictionary.com, Aaron Peckham, the website's founder, says approximately 80 have been consistently popular year after year. But 20 are newly fashionable in 2012. Words like, derp, yolo, brony and romnesia made the cut
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/12/test-your-vernacular-the-most-popular-slang-of-2012.html
The 2012 elections also made for a bountiful harvest of new political expressions. So let’s close the year by taking a look at some of its lexical highlights.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/opinion/sunday/the-words-and-expressions-of-2012.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
New from Larry Ferlazzo :: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/11/15/the-best-words-of-the-year-features-for-2012/
English is a wonderful language with some of the strangest pronunciation rules and words that come from many other languages. This is a list of 20 weird English words.
1. Erinaceous
Like a hedgehog
2. Lamprophony
Loudness and clarity of voice
3. Depone
To testify under oath
4. Finnimbrun
A trinket or knick-knack
5. floccinaucinihilipilification
Estimation that something is valueless.
Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation.
6. Inaniloquent
Pertaining to idle talk
7. Limerance
An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.
8. Mesonoxian
Pertaining to midnight
9. Mungo
A dumpster diver – one who extracts valuable things from trash
10. Nihilarian
A person who deals with things lacking importance (pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).
11. Nudiustertian
The day before yesterday
12. Phenakism
Deception or trickery
13. Pronk
A weak or foolish person
14. Pulveratricious
Covered with dust
15. Rastaquouere
A social climber
16. Scopperloit
Rude or rough play
17. Selcouth
Unfamiliar, rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful. For example: The List Universe is such a selcouth website!
18. Tyrotoxism
To be poisoned by cheese
19. Widdiful
Someone who deserves to be hanged
20. Zabernism
The abuse of military power or authority. I wonder how long it will take for this one to show up in the comments.
The American English website provides resources for teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL), exploring American culture, and encouraging conversation within the global EFL community.
http://americanenglish.state.gov/
The English Speaking World is a wonderful site, with plenty of information about the United States and the United Kingdom, and listening exercises as well!
http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/hotpot/geohome.htm
