@thegrammardiva.bsky.socialTrypanophobia - Fear of injections or hypodermic needles. From the Ancient Greek word trp̄́panon (τρῡ́πανον), meaning borer, auger, or trepan (a surgical instrument used to bore a hole into the skull) and phobia, from Ancient Greek phóbos (φόβος), meaning fear. #phobia #wordoftheday #etymology #grammar
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@habliko.bsky.socialLéiert d'Artikel: 'le' fir männlech, 'la' fir weiblech – dat ass d'Fundament vum Franséisch! 🦊
https://habliko.com
#French #Grammar
@nyuspsce.bsky.socialBuild confidence in your writing mechanics! ✍️📚
'Mastering English Grammar' breaks down sentence structure, punctuation, & usage nuances to eliminate errors & elevate your voice. Elevate your writing skills today: ✨📖
@thegrammardiva.bsky.socialSciaphobia, also spelled sciophobia - Fear of shadows. From the Greek words scia (shadow) and phobos (fear). #grammar #grammardiva #etymology #phobia #wordoftheday
@unilancashire.bsky.socialUniversity Lecturer Angela Jayne Kilpatrick shares how compulsory #grammar tests in England’s schools aren’t improving children’s writing. ✏️
Read The Conversation UK article 👇
https://ow.ly/54xv50ZObHu
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@inventingreality.bsky.social@nyuspsce.bsky.socialBuild confidence in your writing mechanics! ✍️📚
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@woodswriterg.bsky.socialSpeaking as a grandma, I hope you'll read my latest post at www.grammarianinthecity.com?p=5492 #grammar #stereotypes #ageism #woodswriterg
@synterex.bsky.socialIn #MedicalWriting, knowing when to use a restrictive or nonrestrictive clause is essential.
Use "that" when the information is essential to identify what you mean, and use "which," usually with commas, when the information is additional context.
@inventingreality.bsky.social@thegrammardiva.bsky.socialRanidaphobia - Fear of frogs and toads, combining the taxonomic family name for frogs with the Greek suffix for fear. Derived from Ranidae, the scientific family name for "true frogs," from the Latin word rana (frog) and phobia, from the Ancient Greek meaning "fear." #worfoftheday #grammar #phobia
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@molaskes.comThe World Language's 3 primitives (I, you-one, it/that)
can pluralize and compound,
plus four special cases,
yielding a total of 30 World Language pronouns
that translate to 126 English forms
— and a whopping 324(!) German ones!
#conlang #linguistics #grammar
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@linguisticdiscovery.comDon’t be a grammar snob.
Learn to appreciate the wonderful messy diversity of language.
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