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As a result of this, this forum will be closed by 6th September.
We have already disabled new threads, but comments can still be posted on existing discussions to give a chance for outstanding questions to be answered.
The English dictionary community team would like the opportunity to say a huge thanks to all of you who have participated by posting questions and helping other community members.
We hope this forum has been useful, and that you have enjoyed being a part of it.
If you would like to get in touch with any OED-related queries, please write to
[email protected]
And if you would like to contribute suggestions to the OED, please do so by visiting: https://public.oed.com/contribute-to-the-oed/
Thank you very much indeed, and good bye!
The community team
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Re: Apostrophes
Hi @Hector_Hernandez. If you are trying to work out whether you should put an apostrophe+s where the name ends in s and it's an organization, the safest thing is to check the organization's website, … (View Post) -
Re: What is the difference between the meaning 1 and 1.1?
Hi @drlee7779. I think the hyphen was perhaps supposed to be an em dash (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/dash-and-em-dash). (View Post) -
Re: Definition Of The Word ‘Witch’
Hello @kerbooth. This is a really interesting question! I remember reading the Wicca series of books by Cate Tiernan a long time ago, and both the male and female characters in this were referred to … (View Post) -
Re: Summons
And @Antaryamin, it is definitely 'Steve would summon' in your example sentence. The 'would' is the word that changes it all. Without the 'would', if you are using the third person, you would use 'su… (View Post)
