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Port vs. starboard
Port: the left side of a craft from the perspective of one facing the front. Starboard: the right side.
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French Accent Marks – Aigu, Grave and More
French accent marks are stylish and distinctive pieces of punctuation, and they serve a functional purpose. For example, the accent aigu tells you to pronounce the last letter of the word, while the accent grave signals that you shouldn’t. In this quick guide, I’ll explain the meaning and usage of …
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Directional words
-ward vs. -wards In American English, the preferred suffix is -ward—for example, westward, forward, backward, downward. Outside American English, -wards is preferred—so, westwards, forwards, backwards, and downwards. But it’s not a clean distinction, and both suffixes are used everywhere. The -ward suffix may be placed at the end of any noun without …
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What Is Chock Full? – Usage, Meaning & Examples
= full to the limit. Chalk-full is a misspelling.