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Tag Archives: HRT
Fresh from the press: last interactive feature in English Today
In the last two years, we have encouraged readers of English Today to contribute to our research project in our interactive features which can also be found here. The input we have received so far has been invaluable and we … Continue reading
The HRT a new usage problem?
Is the so-called High Rise Terminal, HRT for short and also called Upspeak, developing into a new usage problem? Robert Ilson, in an article in The English Language Today (1985), mentions three criteria that define linguistic features as potential usage … Continue reading
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Tagged HighRising Terminal, HRT, Ian McEwan, NRC, Pia de Jong, Valleyspeak
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