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The word "church" in common language has many meanings depending on the context. This is the story ... Origin of the English ...

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通过在线浏览或手动输入网址，自动提取网页中的单词及其上下文。软件会对单词进行去重、统计，并筛选出陌生的单词 ...

OPINION: Impress your friends - instead of an umbrella, call it a bumbershoot.

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A list of words that Americans say they can never spell correctly was released, Huber, Amy and Sina take a crack at them to see if they can spell them correctly.