Discussion Groups / English Usage / March 2006

I have evil with the use of the verbs speak and tell.
I confuse both
Thanks

My wife reminded me of this expression this morning and I was wondering if
anyone has ever faluted in anything other than a high manner.
Anyone know the origin?
Regards

I keep practicing my writing. Again, I have finished a writing task and
hope someone can give me suggestion.
I appreciate it, sincerely.
========== Writing Task ==========

Is the following correct:
He helped found the nuclear freeze movement
?
Can I say "helped found"?

It occurred to me just now that I use a /z/ in "Kensington", not an /s/.  
M-W gives both pronunciations.  Is one of these two more standard in the
UK?  

The White Dragon Flag of the English
The years around 450 AD witnessed the landing, in what was then Celtic
Britain, of the first Anglo-Saxon war bands who were to go on and lay the
foundation stones of what was to become the English Nation. Two of these

Is there an english or latin word that means to "state the obvious."
Other than "Duh!"

In his acknowledgments at the end of his book "Stupid white men", M.
Moore wrote:
"Also, thanks to my editor, Cal Morgan, for teaching me words I have
never heard of (words of which I have never heard?)."

Is "in" in
"why not enter in?"
required or optional here?
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Is
"hold his sides together"
similar to
"affecting the sides convulsively (as with laughter) <a sidesplitting

 I have many a doubts in my mind about the words i mentioned in the
subject line. Are these helping werbs? I am not sure, but the list goes
on.
I can use some of them right but still struggle and mumble at times to

As title, thanks.

I was using this in one of my research papers, and the longer I looked at,
the more I realized that I ddin't know the correct usage.
Here are the Google stats:
"necessity of"=14 million

In text, reads: "Some masks are fed and taken..."
Other words I understand, but what "fed" means?
Dictionary don't help me, so if someone can give
me an synomym, I will be a grateful.

Folks
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