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''English, using special accent pronunciation system'': {{pl|Apostrophe|Apostrophe: in cluster}}; [[English spellings/Catalogs/Apostrophe|in lists]] {{pl|British and American English}} ¤ {{pl|English irregular nouns}} {{pl|English irregular verbs}} {{pl|English phonemes}} '''{{pl|English spellings}}''' (many thanks to [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] for the above ''objet d'art''; to find out what 'retroalphabetical' means, coined by me in 1995, {{pl|Oxford English Dictionary|OED}} please note, click on one of the blue squares) {{pl|English verbs}} {{pl|French words in English}} {{pl|Hyphen}} {{pl|Silent letters in English}} {{pl|Spelling pronunciation}} {{pl|A (letter)|A}} {{pl|B (letter)|B}} {{pl|C (letter)|C}} {{pl|D}} {{pl|E (letter)|E}} {{pl|F}} {{pl|G (letter)|G}} {{pl|GH}} {{pl|H}} {{pl|I}} {{pl|J}} {{pl|K}} {{pl|L}} {{pl|M}} {{pl|N}} {{pl|Ñ}} {{pl|O}} {{pl|P}} {{pl|Q}} {{pl|R (letter)|R}} {{pl|S}} {{pl|T}} {{pl|U (letter)|U}} {{pl|V (letter)|V}} {{pl|W (letter)|W}} {{pl|X (letter)|X}} {{pl|Y (letter)|Y}} {{pl|Z (letter)|Z}}; ''General language'': {{pl|Alphabet}} ¤ [[English language/Catalogs/Artworks known in English by a foreign title|Artworks known in English by a foreign title]] {{pl|Back-chaining}} {{pl|Colon (punctuation)}} {{pl|Commonwealth English}} {{pl|Cyrillic alphabet}} {{pl|English alphabet}} {{pl|Galician language|Galician}} {{pl|Glottal stop}} {{pl|Homophone}} {{pl|International Phonetic Alphabet}} {{pl|Italian language|Italian}} {{pl|Minimal pair}} {{pl|Nynorsk}} {{pl|Okina}} {{pl|Persian language|Persian}} {{pl|Principal parts (verb)}} {{pl|Schwa}}; ''Music'': {{pl|Cover version}} {{pl|Mezzo TV}} {{pl|Rock music}} {{pl|Skiffle}} | ''English, using special accent pronunciation system'': {{pl|Apostrophe|Apostrophe: in cluster}}; [[English spellings/Catalogs/Apostrophe|in lists]] {{pl|British and American English}} ¤ {{pl|English irregular nouns}} {{pl|English irregular verbs}} {{pl|English phonemes}} '''{{pl|English spellings}}''' (many thanks to [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] for the above ''objet d'art''; to find out what 'retroalphabetical' means, coined by me in 1995, {{pl|Oxford English Dictionary|OED}} please note, click on one of the blue squares) {{pl|English verbs}} {{pl|French words in English}} {{pl|Hyphen}} {{pl|Silent letters in English}} {{pl|Spelling pronunciation}} {{pl|A (letter)|A}} {{pl|B (letter)|B}} {{pl|C (letter)|C}} {{pl|D}} {{pl|E (letter)|E}} {{pl|F}} {{pl|G (letter)|G}} {{pl|GH}} {{pl|H}} {{pl|I}} {{pl|J}} {{pl|K}} {{pl|L}} {{pl|M}} {{pl|N}} {{pl|Ñ}} {{pl|O}} {{pl|P}} {{pl|Q}} {{pl|R (letter)|R}} {{pl|S}} {{pl|T}} {{pl|U (letter)|U}} {{pl|V (letter)|V}} {{pl|W (letter)|W}} {{pl|X (letter)|X}} {{pl|Y (letter)|Y}} {{pl|Z (letter)|Z}}; ''General language'': {{pl|Alphabet}} ¤ [[English language/Catalogs/Artworks known in English by a foreign title|Artworks known in English by a foreign title]] {{pl|Back-chaining}} {{pl|Colon (punctuation)}} {{pl|Commonwealth English}} {{pl|Cyrillic alphabet}} {{pl|English alphabet}} {{pl|Galician language|Galician}} {{pl|Glottal stop}} {{pl|Homophone}} {{pl|International Phonetic Alphabet}} {{pl|Italian language|Italian}} {{pl|Minimal pair}} {{pl|Nynorsk}} {{pl|Okina}} {{pl|Persian language|Persian}} {{pl|Principal parts (verb)}} {{pl|Schwa}}; ''Music'': {{pl|Cover version}} {{pl|Mezzo TV}} {{pl|Rock music}} {{pl|Skiffle}} {{pl|Instant Karma}}; {{pl|Bob Dylan}} {{pl|Captain Beefheart}} {{pl|Domenico Scarlatti}} {{pl|Frederick Delius}} {{pl|Howlin' Wolf}} {{pl|Jean Sibelius}} {{pl|Kraftwerk}} {{pl|Leevi Madetoja}} {{pl|Ludwig van Beethoven}} {{pl|Miles Davis}} {{pl|Nico}}; ''Novelists'': {{pl|Franz Kafka}} {{pl|Ivy Compton-Burnett}} {{pl|Marcel Proust}}; ''Places'': {{pl|Burma}} {{pl|Cyprus}} {{pl|Malta}}; ''Food'': {{pl|Crisps}} {{pl|Portuguese roast suckling pig (leitão assado)|Leitão assado à Bairrada}} {{pl|Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá)}}; ''Chess'': {{pl|Chess960}} {{pl|En passant (chess)|En passant}}; ''Time'': {{pl|Central Daylight Time|CDT}} {{pl|Universal Time}}; ''Miscellaneous'': {{pl|Alan Odle}} {{pl|Arab}} {{pl|Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres}} {{pl|Conchita Martinez}} {{pl|Daniel C. Dennett}} {{pl|Deutsche Mark}} {{pl|Michael Holding}} {{pl|One & Other}} | ||
==Where I started== | ==Where I started== | ||
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Articles I started
English, using special accent pronunciation system: 
Apostrophe: in cluster; in lists 
British and American English ¤ English irregular nouns English irregular verbs English phonemes English spellings (many thanks to Chris Day for the above objet d'art; to find out what 'retroalphabetical' means, coined by me in 1995, 
OED please note, click on one of the blue squares) English verbs French words in English Hyphen Silent letters in English Spelling pronunciation A B C D E F G GH H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z; General language: Alphabet ¤ Artworks known in English by a foreign title Back-chaining Colon (punctuation) Commonwealth English Cyrillic alphabet English alphabet Galician Glottal stop Homophone International Phonetic Alphabet Italian Minimal pair Nynorsk Okina Persian Principal parts (verb) Schwa; Music: Cover version Mezzo TV Rock music Skiffle Instant Karma; Bob Dylan Captain Beefheart Domenico Scarlatti Frederick Delius Howlin' Wolf Jean Sibelius Kraftwerk Leevi Madetoja Ludwig van Beethoven Miles Davis Nico; Novelists: Franz Kafka Ivy Compton-Burnett Marcel Proust; Places: Burma Cyprus Malta; Food: Crisps Leitão assado à Bairrada Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá); Chess: Chess960 En passant; Time: CDT Universal Time; Miscellaneous: Alan Odle Arab Ceres Conchita Martinez Daniel C. Dennett Deutsche Mark Michael Holding One & Other
Where I started
I was born in London in 1950. I have a degree in English from Peterhouse, Cambridge. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in Mâcon, France; Mondovì, Italy; Beckenham, England; and finally in various locations in Portugal; I am now retired in Esposende.
Wikipediana
I was just becoming an enthusiast for Wikipedia when I stumbled across its article on Citizendium. So, while I saw the obvious advantage of an unvandalisable alternative, I have never entirely shared the disillusionment (if not disgust) that many CZns feel for WP—though their diagnosis of its frailties is quite accurate.
>CZ:What's Your Message?/World Alphabetical Time