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Hi Tom,
As far as I know, the only way of spelling 'English' (when referring to the language or the nationality) correctly is with a capital e: names of languages and nationality words should be spelt with capital letters. However, it's quite common that people misspell words such words, and therefore you might well come across texts where 'English' is spelt 'english'. |
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| Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:30 pm 'English' or 'english' |
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From the American Heritage Dict:
5. also english a. The spin given to a propelled ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist. b. Bodily movement in an effort to influence the movement of a propelled object.
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| Fri Jul 07, 2006 13:11 pm 'English' or 'english' |
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Do you know this SITE,
| Quote: | English (1) Look up English at Dictionary.com
"people or speech of England," O.E. Englisc, from Engle (pl.) "the Angles," one of the Gmc. groups that overran the island 5c., supposedly so-called because Angul, the land they inhabited on the Jutland coast, was shaped like a fish hook (but how could they know this from the ground?). The term was used from earliest times without distinction for all the Gmc. invaders -- Angles, Saxon, Jutes (Bede's gens Anglorum) -- and applied to their group of related languages by Alfred the Great. In pronunciation, "En-" has become "In-," but the older spelling has remained. Meaning "English language or literature as a subject at school" is from 1889.
English (2) Look up English at Dictionary.com
"spin imparted to a ball" (as in billiards), 1860, from Fr. angl? "angled," which is similar to Anglais "English." |
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| Fri Jul 07, 2006 13:17 pm 'English' or 'english' |
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Hi MM
Yes, I do know that site. But I hadn't looked there for an answer. Thanks. Billiards sounds like a logical possibility. Unfortunately I'm not a pool player --- unless it's a pool filled with water, that is. 
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, though I do not seem to recall where.