Sometimes spelling reform works in reverse, making spelling less phonetic. the words doubt and debt were borrowed from french as douse and det (or dette), but a new awareness of their latin origins led scholars to insert a b in each to reflect their etymologies. look up both words in your dictionary. what is the proper latin root of doubt? douten douter dubitare

Which sentence is written correctly? chicken a lean protein, can by prepared, in manyh chicken a lean protein can be prepared, in many he chicken, a lean protein, can be prepared in many he chicken, a lean, protein can be prepared in-sany he

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

The balance includes both the fees for service and the shipping charges. is this sentence incomplete or complete?