Discussion Groups / English Usage / October 2007

Hola ! I am not native englias speaker and have quick question.
Some american hombres say "the" like "daa" while some say "the" as
"deee"
any difference?

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chatting and improving speaking skills.
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I have a problem with the word usage of "otherwise". It seems it can be
used to exclude or include.
For example;
"... it is used simply to facilitate proof of records which are

In the past couple of days' reading, I've come across two
unrelated words that surprised me, "anthropozoonotic"
because it was impressively sesquipedalian, and "partway"
because I had never noticed it written closed.

Would someone please help clarify in simple terms, the difference
between grammar and syntax of say the english language?
Thank you,
- Olumide

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Let's say there's a page of text someone wrote. I want a way to convert it
from the author's words quickly into text that doesn't look like their
words.  It normally takes me forever to do this and I would like a method
and/or computer program that would let it take place really ...

What does the term, "the intellectual imperative" mean and
how and when does one use this term.
many thanks
Lee