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The size and shape of English words
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The size and shape of English words

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by A2dez

The problem This weekend, as soon as soon as Ireland had been dispatched from the rugby world cup in Japan, I kept seeing the word…

sa-MO-a or SA-MO-a? Evidence from the data
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sa-MO-a or SA-MO-a? Evidence from the data

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 by A2dez

Ireland are playing Samoa in rugby tomorrow and I had expected that Samoa would be the word of the week. Unfortunately, the pre-match build-up has…

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