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  1. Many abbreviations used in texting and instant messages are useful time savers, but only if one is familiar with the meanings of these clusters of initials. Here is a list of some of the most common abbreviations, along with simple definitions. Common Text Abbreviations. 2nite. : tonight. AFAIC. : as far as I’m concerned. AFAIK. : as far as I know.

  2. Pilfer is a fast and fun word game that you play against other people (or the computer) in real time. Create words – and steal them! – before your opponents do.

  3. The longest string of letters used to describe something isn't technically a word—it's the chemical name for a protein, begins with methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminyl..., and continues for quite a while after that. The name has 189,819 letters, fills more than 50 pages, and takes more than three hours to say.

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  4. Here is the simplest explanation we can give for each of these words: Homophones are words that sound the same but are different. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are different. Homonyms can be homophones, homographs, or both. Here is a slightly less simple explanation for each of these words:

  5. The confusion between whose and who’s is very similar to the confusion that occurs between it’s and its, where it's serves as a contraction of it is and its as the possessive form of it. That is mainly due to the fact that we are inclined to interpret automatically any word ending in apostrophe-s as possessive.

  6. The simple answer to the question of ‘is it canceled or cancelled ’ is “either one is fine.” Now for the less simple answer. Canceled and canceling are more common in the US, while cancelled and cancelling are more common in British English.

  7. Another influence on pronouncing Celt and Celtic with a soft 'c' is English's phonetic rule for 'c' when followed by 'e' (or 'i,' as in circus or Cicero), which says that, in such cases, the 'c' is usually pronounced as \s\.