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==Articles I started== | ==Articles I started== | ||
'' | ''Language, using English pronunciation system shown above'': {{pl|Apostrophe|Apostrophe: in cluster}}; [[English spellings/Catalogs/Apostrophe|in lists]] {{pl|British and American English}} ¤ {{pl|English irregular nouns}} {{pl|English irregular verbs}} {{pl|English phonemes}} '''{{pl|English spellings}}''' (incorporating English pronunciation; many thanks to [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] for the [[English_spellings/Catalogs/Masterlist|above masterlist]]); [[English spellings/Accents]] {{pl|English verbs}} {{pl|French words in English}} {{pl|Hyphen}} {{pl|Silent and invisible letters in English}} {{pl|Spelling pronunciation}} {{pl|GH}} {{pl|Ñ}} {{pl|A (letter)|A}} {{pl|B (letter)|B}} {{pl|C (letter)|C}} {{pl|D}} {{pl|E (letter)|E}} {{pl|F}} {{pl|G (letter)|G}} {{pl|H}} {{pl|I}} {{pl|J}} {{pl|K}} {{pl|L}} {{pl|M}} {{pl|N}} {{pl|O}} {{pl|P}} {{pl|Q}} {{pl|R (letter)|R}} {{pl|S}} {{pl|T}} {{pl|U (letter)|U}} {{pl|V (letter)|V}} {{pl|W (letter)|W}} {{pl|X (letter)|X}} {{pl|Y (letter)|Y}} {{pl|Z (letter)|Z}}; ''Other language articles'': {{pl|Alphabet}} ¤ [[English language/Catalogs/Artworks known in English by a foreign title|Artworks known in English by a foreign title]] {{pl|Back-chaining}} {{pl|Colon (punctuation)}} {{pl|Commonwealth English}} {{pl|Cyrillic alphabet}} {{pl|English alphabet}} {{pl|Galician language|Galician}} {{pl|Glottal stop}} {{pl|Homophone}} {{pl|International Phonetic Alphabet}} {{pl|Italian language|Italian}} {{pl|Minimal pair}} {{pl|Nynorsk}} {{pl|Okina}} {{pl|Persian language|Persian}} {{pl|Principal parts (verb)}} {{pl|Schwa}}; ''Music'': {{pl|Cover version}} {{pl|Mezzo TV}} {{pl|Rock music}} {{pl|Skiffle}} {{pl|Instant Karma}}; {{pl|Bob Dylan}} {{pl|Captain Beefheart}} {{pl|Domenico Scarlatti}} {{pl|Frederick Delius}} {{pl|Howlin' Wolf}} {{pl|Jean Sibelius}} {{pl|Kraftwerk}} {{pl|Leevi Madetoja}} {{pl|Ludwig van Beethoven}} {{pl|Miles Davis}} {{pl|Nico}}; ''Novelists'': {{pl|Franz Kafka}} {{pl|Ivy Compton-Burnett}} {{pl|Marcel Proust}}; ''Places'': {{pl|Burma}} {{pl|Cyprus}} {{pl|Malta}}; ''Food'': {{pl|Crisps}} {{pl|Portuguese roast suckling pig (leitão assado)|Leitão assado à Bairrada}} {{pl|Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá)}}; ''Chess'': {{pl|Chess960}} {{pl|En passant (chess)|En passant}}; ''Time'': {{pl|Central Daylight Time|CDT}} {{pl|Universal Time}}; ''Cricket'': {{pl|Australia in Great Britain, 2013 (cricket)}} {{pl|Michael Holding}}; ''Miscellaneous'': {{pl|Alan Odle}} {{pl|Arab}} {{pl|Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres}} {{pl|Conchita Martinez}} {{pl|Daniel C. Dennett}} {{pl|Deutschmark}} {{pl|One & Other}}; ''CZ'': [[CZ:Manual of Style]] (new version) | ||
==Where I started== | ==Where I started== | ||
Robert Thorpe ("Ró" [ʁɒ] in Portuguese), born in [[London, United Kingdom]] in 1950. I have a degree in [[English language|English]] ([[Peterhouse]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]), and for many years worked as a teacher of the language, in [[Mâcon]], [[France]]; [[Mondovì]], [[Italy]]; [[London|Beckenham]], [[England]] (Europeans, Arabs, Japanese, Koreans, Latin Americans, Iranians...); and finally in various locations in [[Portugal]]; I am now retired in [[Esposende]]. | |||
===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rothorpe Wikipediana]=== | ===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rothorpe Wikipediana]=== | ||
I was just becoming an enthusiast for [[Wikipedia]] when I stumbled across its article on Citizendium | I was just becoming an enthusiast for [[Wikipedia]] when I stumbled across its article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizendium Citizendium]; I still enjoy copy-editing there. | ||
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- The accents show stress and pronunciation (see English spellings): A: sát, mâde, pàrk, cāst (cást/càst), åll, ãir; E: ére, êar, vèin, fërn; I: sít, mîne, skì, bïrd; O: sóng, môde, lòve, wörd, ŏr; OO: moôn, foòt; U: sún, mûse, fùll, pürr; W: neŵ, ẁant; Y: gým, mŷ, keỳ, mÿrrh.
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Articles I started
Language, using English pronunciation system shown above: 
Apostrophe: in cluster; in lists 
British and American English ¤ English irregular nouns English irregular verbs English phonemes English spellings (incorporating English pronunciation; many thanks to Chris Day for the above masterlist); English spellings/Accents 
English verbs French words in English Hyphen Silent and invisible letters in English Spelling pronunciation GH Ñ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z; Other language articles: Alphabet ¤ Artworks known in English by a foreign title Back-chaining Colon (punctuation) Commonwealth English Cyrillic alphabet English alphabet Galician Glottal stop Homophone International Phonetic Alphabet Italian Minimal pair Nynorsk Okina Persian Principal parts (verb) Schwa; Music: Cover version Mezzo TV Rock music Skiffle Instant Karma; Bob Dylan Captain Beefheart Domenico Scarlatti Frederick Delius Howlin' Wolf Jean Sibelius Kraftwerk Leevi Madetoja Ludwig van Beethoven Miles Davis Nico; Novelists: Franz Kafka Ivy Compton-Burnett Marcel Proust; Places: Burma Cyprus Malta; Food: Crisps Leitão assado à Bairrada Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá); Chess: Chess960 En passant; Time: CDT Universal Time; Cricket: Australia in Great Britain, 2013 (cricket) Michael Holding; Miscellaneous: Alan Odle Arab Ceres Conchita Martinez Daniel C. Dennett Deutschmark One & Other; CZ: CZ:Manual of Style (new version)
Where I started
Robert Thorpe ("Ró" [ʁɒ] in Portuguese), born in London, United Kingdom in 1950. I have a degree in English (Peterhouse, Cambridge), and for many years worked as a teacher of the language, in Mâcon, France; Mondovì, Italy; Beckenham, England (Europeans, Arabs, Japanese, Koreans, Latin Americans, Iranians...); and finally in various locations in Portugal; I am now retired in Esposende.
Wikipediana
I was just becoming an enthusiast for Wikipedia when I stumbled across its article on Citizendium; I still enjoy copy-editing there.