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Modern English — Modern Mod ern, a. [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just now. See {Mode}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Modern English — For the English band, see Modern English (band). Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550. Despite some differences in vocabulary, texts from the early 17th… … Wikipedia
Modern English (band) — Modern English Current reformed line up of Modern English Background information Also known as The Lepers … Wikipedia
Modern English Bible translations — The Bible in English Old English (pre 1066) Middle English (1066–1500) Early Modern English (1500–1800) Modern Christian (1800–) Modern Jewish (1853–) Miscellaneous This box … Wikipedia
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage — Fowler s redirects here. For Fowler s Toad, see Bufo fowleri. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage … Wikipedia
Early Modern English — Infobox Language name=Early Modern English nativename=English familycolor=Indo European region=England, southern Scotland and British colonies extinct=developed into Modern English fam2=Germanic fam3=West Germanic fam4=Anglo Frisian fam5=Anglic… … Wikipedia
Early Modern English Bible translations — are those translations of the Bible which were made between about 1500 and 1800, the period of Early Modern English. This was the first major period of Bible translation into the English language including the landmark King James Version and… … Wikipedia
Phillips New Testament in Modern English — Bible translation infobox | translation title = Phillips full name = Phillips New Testament in Modern English abbreviation = Phi NT published = 1958 derived from = New Testament textual basis = Nestle Greek text (NT) translation type = dynamic… … Wikipedia
English orthography — is the alphabetic spelling system used by the English language. English orthography, like other alphabetic orthographies, uses a set of rules that generally governs how speech sounds are represented in writing. English has relatively complicated… … Wikipedia
English Renaissance theatre — is English drama written between the Reformation and the closure of the theatres in 1642. It may also be called early modern English theatre. It includes the drama of William Shakespeare along with many other famous dramatists.TerminologyEnglish… … Wikipedia
English grammar — is a body of rules (grammar) specifying how phrases and sentences are constructed in the English language. Accounts of English grammar tend to fall into two groups: the descriptivist , which describes the grammatical system of English; and the… … Wikipedia
