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Why Do We Say 'Merry' Just for Christmas?
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Capital Letters For Jobs
No....
Don't use capitals, if you are referring to a job role in general.
All associate directors will be allocated a line manager and a career coach.
Don’t use capitals where the title is being used as a description.
The chief executive is Jane Brown and the associate director is Paul Woods.
We have a new marketing intern.
I’ll need to ask our sales director.
I work as an architect.
Yes....
Use capitals where it is an actual title – just as you would on a business card or email signature.
Chief Executive Jane Brown and Paul Woods, Associate Director, were both late.
Attendee list:
Anna Collins, Editorial Director
Shazeen Iqbal, Chief Financial Officer
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Understand Your English Level
The Global standard for language levels is CEFR or Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
It is used for thirty-five different languages in almost every country. Most course books use the six levels A1 to C2.
LEVEL
A: Basic User
- A1 Beginner/elementary
- A2 Pre-intermediate
B: Independent User
- B1 Intermediate
- B2 Upper Intermediate
C: Proficient User
- C1 Advanced
- C2 Post-advanced
Do you know your level? Do a test or watch these videos of students. Which level do you think you are?
A2 Pre-intermediate
B1 Intermediate
B2 Upper Intermediate
C1 Advanced
C2 Post-advanced
If you don't know your level yet, try a test or call us to do an evaluation and interview.
How To Spell In English
English spelling is not so crazy, honestly! About 75% is regular and follows "spelling rules" and there are only about 400 completely irregular words, including although, answer, are, blood, castle, climb, cough, could, friend, gone, listen, move, none, of, once, shoe, where, and you.
You probably know these words because they are very very frequent. Others you will learn.
But what about those spelling rules? Here is an amazing infographic from www.hubspot.com to show you some examples and explain more.
Por que É Importante Aprender Os Símbolos Fonéticos
O objetivo da linguagem é a comunicação. Por isso, é importante aprender, expandir e refinar nosso conhecimento de vocabulário e gramática, é também muito importante se dedicar ao estudo da pronúncia. Os três componentes formam a base da língua e devem ser desenvolvidos em harmonia.
A pronúncia
Hábitos errados de pronúncia tornam a comunicação difícil ou até mesmo impossível. Por isso, estudamos a pronúncia, mas mesmo que você não tenha a intenção de ter uma pronúncia próxima a de um nativo, o estudo da pronúncia do inglês o ajudará a desenvolver uma boa compreensão auditiva e a entender mais facilmente conversas, músicas, filmes e TV em inglês.
Por que aprender os símbolos fonéticos?
1) É muito importante saber reconhecer os símbolos fonéticos para verificar a pronúncia correta de qualquer palavra no dicionário, mesmo sem a ajuda
do professor.
2) Você já percebeu que o soletrar do inglês tem pouca lógica. Em português, todos sabem que a pronúncia de “b + a” é “ba”. Se juntar mais duas sílabas “la” + “da”, temos “balada” e a pronúncia não muda.
Já em inglês, isso não é possível, pois a cada encontro de consoantes com vogais poderemos ter sons diferentes. Vejamos alguns exemplos de palavras que trazem o encontro de “e” + “a” em inglês: great /ɡreɪt/ (ótimo), meat /miːt/ (carne), bread /bred/ (pão). Como não se pode generalizar os padrões de pronúncia em inglês, só resta aprender a pronúncia das palavras individualmente, sempre com o auxílio dos símbolos fonéticos de um bom dicionário.
3) Nem sempre conseguimos identificar e reproduzir a pronúncia correta de uma palavra apenas ao ouvi-la. Assim, os símbolos fonéticos representam um recurso complementar que nos ajuda a visualizar a pronúncia correta, nos permitindo “enxergar” detalhes que o ouvido não seria capaz de captar naturalmente. É impressionante como nos surpreendemos quando consultamos no dicionário a pronúncia de palavras tidas como básicas e já conhecidas em inglês.
Como aprender os símbolos
Caso você esteja achando os símbolos fonéticos difíceis, calma! Em primeiro lugar, a grande maioria dos símbolos se assemelha à grafia do alfabeto. Apenas alguns sons são representados por símbolos diferentes. Em segundo lugar, a habilidade de reconhecer e reproduzir os sons em símbolos fonéticos é algo que se aprende a longo prazo. Primeiro, você irá reconhecer os símbolos mais fáceis, que se parecem com as letras do alfabeto. Depois, com exercícios específicos de consulta ao dicionário, você irá se familiarizar com os símbolos a ponto de reconhecê-los e até mesmo reproduzi-los para fazer suas anotações de palavras novas ou pronúncia específica. O importante é reconhecer a importância dos símbolos fonéticos e curtir cada etapa do seu aprendizado.
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British versus American Dictionary
British and American English can spell the same word differently, for example: labour/labor, centre/center.
And many times, British and American English use different words, like two different languages!
Here is a list of words and expressions to help you. Don't forget, you can click on any word in the two columns to see a definition.
British English |
American English |
accommodations
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instant replay
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airfoil
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airplane
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advice columnist
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Allen wrench
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aluminum
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anise
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counterclockwise
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tractor-trailer
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uneven bars
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eggplant
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cookie sheet
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legal holiday
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beet(s)
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check
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cookie; cracker
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underground economy
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sponge bath
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(window) shade
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apartment building
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coveralls
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hood
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tube top
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trunk
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hope chest
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lawn bowling
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suspenders
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headcheese
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breakdown van
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tow truck
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cinder block
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bridge loan
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fanny pack
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cotton candy
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parking lot
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emergency room
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slingshot
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median strip
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drugstore
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French fries
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movie theater; the movies
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plastic wrap
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harbor seal
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durable goods
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cornstarch
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Romaine
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crib
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crib death
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cotton swab
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absorbent cotton
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(housing) project
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zucchini
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face card
|
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guardrail
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chips; potato chips
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alligator clip
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bias-ply
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quarter note
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checking account
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hazard pay
|
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defroster
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dial tone
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rhinestone
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heavy cream
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checkers
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thumbtack
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robe; bathrobe
|
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drunk driving
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drinks cupboard
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liquor cabinet
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drinks party
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cocktail party
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driver’s license
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divided highway
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dummy (for a baby)
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pacifier
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drop cloth
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garbage can
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earth (electrical)
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ground
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engaged (of a phone)
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busy
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real estate agent, realtor (trademark)
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station wagon
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unlisted
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parochial school
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fiscal year
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fire company/department
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second floor
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fish stick
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fitted carpet
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wall-to-wall carpeting
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washcloth
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apartment
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flextime
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switchblade
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overpass
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soccer
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sidewalk
|
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fringe (hair)
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bangs
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full board (in hotels)
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American plan
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full stop (punctuation)
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period
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yard; lawn
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gearing (finance)
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leverage
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gearshift
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goods train
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freight train
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wax paper/waxed paper
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green thumb
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grill (noun)
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broiler
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grill (verb)
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broil
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first floor
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groundskeeper
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barrette
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hatrack
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bachelorette party
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installment plan
|
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billboard
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stovetop
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carryall
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vacation
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vacationer
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homey
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(garden) hose
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in hospital
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in the hospital
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hot flash
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housing development
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sprinkles (for ice cream)
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Popsicle (trademark)
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confectioners’ sugar
|
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indicator (on a car)
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turn signal
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inseam
|
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jelly beans
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Joe Blow
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John Q. Public
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rummage sale
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jumper cable
|
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sweater
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elementary school
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doghouse
|
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ladybug
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a lettuce
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a head of lettuce
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grade crossing
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elevator
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Popsicle (trademark)
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crossing guard
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loo (toilet)
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john
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slipcover
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truck
|
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bullhorn
|
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flatbed truck
|
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grab bag
|
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luggage van
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baggage car
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corn
|
|
snow pea
|
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truck farm
|
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railroad yard
|
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math
|
|
paved road
|
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odometer
|
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minim (music)
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half note
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cell phone
|
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monkeyshines
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expressway; highway
|
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mom/mommy
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diaper
|
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pinwale
|
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newscaster
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tic-tac-toe
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license plate
|
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liquor store; package store
|
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open-pit mining
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common stock
|
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oven mitt
|
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wading pool
|
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acetaminophen
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parting (in hair)
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part
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solitaire
|
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sidewalk
|
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pay envelope
|
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crosswalk
|
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clothespin
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valance
|
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gas; gasoline
|
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physical therapy
|
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jumper
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dark chocolate
|
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all-purpose flour
|
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turtleneck
|
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reverse discrimination
|
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absentee ballot
|
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mailbox
|
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zip code
|
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potato chip
|
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power point
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electrical outlet
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baby carriage; stroller
|
|
snap
|
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pushup
|
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GI
|
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private school
|
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public transportation
|
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punching bag
|
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stroller
|
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utility pole
|
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estimator
|
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quaver (music)
|
eighth note
|
line
|
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race car
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railroad
|
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court tennis
|
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certified mail
|
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license plate
|
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remould (tyre)
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retread
|
call collect
|
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back-up lights
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right triangle
|
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beltway
|
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European plan
|
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roundabout (at a fair)
|
carousel
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roundabout (in road)
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traffic circle
|
rowboat
|
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sailboat
|
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saloon (car)
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sedan
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sandbox
|
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sandwich cake
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layer cake
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sanitary napkin
|
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self-rising flour
|
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semibreve (music)
|
whole note
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semitone (music)
|
half step
|
stock option
|
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shopping cart
|
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model home
|
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silencer (on a car)
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muffler
|
rump roast
|
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skeleton in the closet
|
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skim milk
|
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jump rope
|
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baseboard
|
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sled
|
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railroad tie
|
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silent partner
|
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slowpoke
|
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chutes and ladders
|
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lawyer
|
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soy/soybean
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backsplash
|
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green onion
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bachelor party
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utility knife
|
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appetizer
|
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public school
|
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tempest in a teapot
|
|
supertitle
|
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rutabaga
|
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candy
|
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takeaway (food)
|
takeout; to go
|
taxi stand
|
|
dish towel
|
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row house
|
|
check mark
|
|
scalper
|
|
pantyhose
|
|
lumber
|
|
tidbit
|
|
candy apple
|
|
knock on wood
|
|
labor union
|
|
industrial park
|
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sneakers
|
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streetcar; cable car
|
|
truck stop
|
|
shopping cart
|
|
twelve-gauge
|
|
unlike
|
|
subway
|
|
thermos bottle
|
|
verge (of a road)
|
shoulder
|
undershirt
|
|
veterinarian
|
|
wagon (on a train)
|
car
|
vest
|
|
walker
|
|
closet
|
|
Italian ice
|
|
clapboard
|
|
white coffee
|
coffee with cream
|
mineral spirits
|
|
wholewheat bread
|
|
windbreaker
|
|
windshield
|
|
wing (of a car)
|
fender
|
countertop
|
|
cylinder lock
|
|
crosswalk
|
|
zed (letter Z)
|
zee
|
zipper
|
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