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"That heresies should arise, we have the prophesie of Christ..."
grammar
archaicisms
early-modern-english
that
"As I am wo/man" in Twelfth Night, II, 2 (Shakespeare): a case of indefinite article omission or no?
indefinite-articles
early-modern-english
historical-change
shakespeare
Word contractions in Shakespeare's plays
pronunciation
contractions
early-modern-english
What does "carry't" mean?
meaning
apostrophe
early-modern-english
shakespeare
Why is it “Who be ye?” and not “Who are ye?” in archaic forms of English?
early-modern-english
literary-english
inflectional-morphology
Is there any evidence for "altercate" ever having been pronounced with stress on the second syllable?
verbs
pronunciation
historical-change
early-modern-english
stress
On THE other hand or on another hand?
meaning
meaning-in-context
early-modern-english
british-english
What does "tenable" mean to Shakespeare?
british-english
literature
early-modern-english
shakespeare
What was the pronunciation of the a in "trap" in early to mid Modern English in the UK?
phonetics
vowels
early-modern-english
ae-raising
Why is ‘Earth’ often spelt with a lowercase e, even when referring to the planet?
orthography
capitalization
names
early-modern-english
seventeenth-century-english
-est vs. -st verb endings in Early Modern English
verbs
early-modern-english
What word was used with the meaning of "suicide" pre-1650s?
single-word-requests
etymology
synonyms
archaicisms
early-modern-english
Why is “Object” capitalized in the Declaration of Independence? [duplicate]
capitalization
early-modern-english
typography
seventeenth-century-english
eighteenth-century-english
English Typography in the 17th Century
typography
early-modern-english
terminology
When did the word "demon" (for evil spirit) come into popular usage in the English language?
etymology
latin
early-modern-english
greek
Appearances and usage of "believe on" instead of "believe in."
meaning
usage
phrasal-verbs
early-modern-english
How was "ben't" used, and when did it cease to be used?
british-english
history
negation
contractions
early-modern-english
What were Red Admiral and White Admiral butterflies called before 1627?
nouns
history
early-modern-english
taxonomy
biology
How old is the practice of hyphenating compound adjectives?
hyphenation
early-modern-english
compound-adjectives
"Fool" meaning "baby"
early-modern-english
shakespeare
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