Eng test 1

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• homograph spelt the same pronounced differently
• homophone sounds the same but spelt differently
• homonym spelt the same pronounced the same but different meanings
• to-two homophone to
• close-close homonym close
• bass-bass homograph bass
• acronyms a word for a sentence
• ASAP as soon as possible
• abbreviation shortened word, still pronounced as first
• Dr. doctor
• neologism new words
• blends two words merged
• brunch breakfast and lunch
• clippings shortened word, pronounced new spelling
• lab laboratory
• compounds two words put together for new word/meaning
• homework home, work
• face lift face, lift
• conversions word that is both verb and noun, verb and adj. or adj. and noun at the same time
• look to look, a look (outfit)
• leg a leg, to leg (run away)
• borrowings words borrowed from other languages
• smorgosbord Swedish for table with a bunch of smörgåsar
• The brown-haired woman (singular) 's jewels were valuable.
• The other boy (plural) s' toys were really expensive.
• Max’s bikes and Chris (singular) ’s cars were sold yesterday.
• If one person/thing owns something 's, '
• More than one person/thing ending in s ', 's
• Plural words that don't end in s 's, '
• nice kind, big, creepy
• enormous large, gentle, horrifying
• petrifying intimidating, likeable, huge
• A.D Anno Domini, in the year of the lord
• Q.E.D quod erat demonstrandum
• P.M post meridiem, after midday
• C.V curriculum vitae, CV
• A.M ante meridiem, before midday
• vs versus
• e.g for example
• P.S post scriptum, after writing
• R.I.P rest in peace
• N.B nota bene, notice
• etc. etcetera
• i.e. id est, in other words
• ad libitum as you please
• per capita per person
• carpe diem seize the day
• post mortem after death
• rigor mortis stiffness of death
• in memoriam in memory of
• sic that's how it was written
• veto I forbid

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