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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What do you think?

Is it even possible for English dictionaries in the world to explain different definitions and to sort words in different ways? And sometimes scholars and grammarians insist on opposite things? And in addition, we can find wrong grammar even in books and newspapers. I am not being sarcastic about it. I am not perfect either and I think this is the beauty of learning language. I just would like to hear from great and smart people here. Thank you so much as always.
  

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It is not possible for a dictionary to hold all the definitions of all the regional meanings and variations of all the English words. What do you mean by 'sort words'? Linguistic scholars, just like those in other fields, have their differences of opinion, too.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is not possible for a dictionary to hold all the definitions of all the regional meanings and variations of all the English words.
  • What do you mean by 'sort words'?
  • Linguistic scholars, just like those in other fields, have their differences of opinion, too.
  • All of this is nothing to worry about.
  • Every field of endeavor has its limitations.
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It is not possible for a dictionary to hold all the definitions of all the regional meanings and variations of all the English words. What do you mean by 'sort words'?

Linguistic scholars, just like those in other fields, have their differences of opinion, too.

All of this is nothing to worry about. Every field of endeavor has its limitations. Just concentrate on how well you
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Thank you so much and the meaning of "sort words" I mean is different speech parts of words in dictionaries. Sometimes I can see different explanations about speech parts but now I know how to deal with it. Thank you.
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