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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  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. What do you call someone who keeps changing their mind?

    Nov 2, 2024 · Note that the word vacillator ( [ vas-uh-ley-ter ]) someone who is indecisive or irresolute. Example: People prefer an unequivocal position from their leaders; vacillators do not inspire …

  5. 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?

  6. What do you call someone who attends the same university as you?

    Feb 5, 2018 · A person who attends the same college or university as you, from a more technical perspective, should probably be called your collegemate (college is more or less a general term for …

  7. 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 …

  8. What is the difference between "there is no" and "there is not"?

    What is the difference between "there is no " and "there is not " (the same question for "there are no " and "there are not "? For example: There is no an apple on the table. versus There is not an apple …

  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. Is "the below list" correct? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 17, 2019 · Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a policy. As a native BrE speaker, I find 'the below list' grotesque to the point of illiteracy. The evidence, however, is that that word order …