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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
to achieve as a result of military activity
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7 a : to achieve as a result of military activity b : to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage <he got little for his trouble> <get the better of an enemy>
Usage: In the phonetic spelling of his own speech Benjamin Franklin records git.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Questions:
1: Does he got little for his trouble mean he received little benefit for all the strenuous work he done?
2: What is phonetic spelling? Is there a kind of spelling which is not phonetic?
7 a : to achieve as a result of military activity b : to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage <he got little for his trouble> <get the better of an enemy>
Usage: In the phonetic spelling of his own speech Benjamin Franklin records git.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Questions:
1: Does he got little for his trouble mean he received little benefit for all the strenuous work he done?
2: What is phonetic spelling? Is there a kind of spelling which is not phonetic?
Top answer
1. Yes. ) 2.
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- Yes.
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- phonetic spelling = spelling the word the way it sounds.
- Homonyms would be a great example of not spelling things the way they sound.
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1. Yes. (all the strenuous work he did/performed.)
2. phonetic spelling = spelling the word the way it sounds. Homonyms would be a great example of not spelling things the way they sound. red, read / reed, read / wright, right, write
With a language like Spanish, each letter has only one sound (generally speaking). You might say the spelling is phonetic. With
2. phonetic spelling = spelling the word the way it sounds. Homonyms would be a great example of not spelling things the way they sound. red, read / reed, read / wright, right, write
With a language like Spanish, each letter has only one sound (generally speaking). You might say the spelling is phonetic. With
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