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  1. What does "ter" mean? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jun 23, 2021 · ter summat stronger if yeh've got it is used to show heavy accent or a dialect by writing words as they are pronounced (see Phonemic orthography). Here ter would be the phonemic …

  2. When is the suffix -tor and -ter used? - English Language Learners ...

    0 There is also a usage trend to use - tor when the intent is to emphasize that the agent is a person, while - ter is used when the agent is not necessarily a person. For example, ‘compu tor ’ the original …

  3. What type of English uses the words/pronunciations "yer", "ter", "ernly ...

    Dec 27, 2022 · A clue to Hagrid’s regional background may come from the rhotocity implied by the post-vocalic ‘r’ in syllables where in the standard pronunciation variant the schwa should be present: ter, …

  4. How to use 'There being"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    There being basically means something like "because there is". #1 and #3 sound good to me, because there is an exam tomorrow and there is a dispute, but #2 sounds wrong to me, because there isn't a …

  5. another vs remaining - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jun 26, 2024 · You haven't provided a proper context. Unless immediately-preceding text explicitly specifies the 48% and 24% locations, you can't include either of another/the remaining. And since …

  6. I have read and agree / agreed with the terms and conditions

    Regardless of which is more commonly used, I need to point out a potential issue with parallelism, which you've alluded to in your question. (I will bypass the issue of which pronoun to use, with or to, and …

  7. "Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"

    May 25, 2022 · Your original is correct as-is, except you need to remove the question mark at the end because it's not a question. What I imagine you are already thinking: The sentence ends with a string …

  8. How can I say "a period of four months" in one word?

    May 11, 2020 · If I want to say the first three months of the year in one word, I would say "the first quarter". Which word should I use to refer to a period of four months?

  9. adverbs - About "best" , "the best" , and "most" - English Language ...

    Oct 20, 2016 · Which is correct, "I like you the best" or "I like you best"? And I hear " I like you most" is incorrect, so which is correct, "I love you most" or "I love you best"? Are there any rules that whic...

  10. sentence construction - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 13, 2020 · 'Well, I don' blame yeh fer tryin' ter curse him, Ron,' said Hagrid loudly over the thuds of more slugs hitting the basin. 'Bu' maybe it was a goo thing yer wand backfired. 'Spect Lucius Malfoy …