Vocab-ability–167 (ortho = straight, correct) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Many orthodox rituals just look silly and out-of-place in modern-day society.
  2. Orthography is essential in technical documents, as just one letter in the wrong place could completely change the meaning of a particular instruction.
  3. The orthodontist determined that his teeth have now been properly re-aligned, and that his braces could be removed.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. You can only be an orthodox jew if your mother is Jewish.
  2. Mike's orthography is horrible, he is very thankful for spell checker.
  3. I had to go see an orthodontist about my teeth that were growing in diagonally.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Orthodox
    I've never been orthodox, I'm too much of a rebel.
  2. Orthography
    Unless it comes to orthography, then I'm much too dyslexic to rebel.
  3. Orthodontist
    Fortunately, my teeth are more orthodox than the rest of me; they have not given me cause to see an orthodontist.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1-Orthodox-
People are orthodox with their religion
2-orthography
Orthography is the guide to being a professional writer
3-Orthodontist
I never knew orthodontist exist under dentist


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My vocab Practice:

  1. My 1st grade teacher was very orthodox, i couldn't even look sideways.
  2. I'm a teacher, my orthography must be perfect in class
  3. My girlfriend went to the orthodontist, now she has bracets


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1.- In that school they are very orthodox, you have to follow all the rules to the letter.
2.- To have good orthography you have to make calligraphies and understand grammar well.
3.- The orthodontist will put on my braces on Tuesday.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Most inhabitants of the rural areas still imbibe orthodox lifestyles.
  2. The orthography obviously depicts that of the American English.
  3. Now I'm free from the discomfort in my tooth, all thanks to the orthodontist.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. The professors teaching methods were very orthodox.

  2. Orthography is extremely important in a Spelling Bee competition.

  3. The child had to see an orthodontist to get his teeth fixed.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Good readers hardly experience any difficulty in knowing the orthography of words.

  2. The orthodentist was not on sit when we visited.

  3. Mr. Franklin is more orthodox in his approach to issues of life than Mr. Wilfred.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Orthodox:
    Those who remain in orthodox ways without changing perish with the times.

  2. Orthography:
    My orthography differs greatly from American or British English!

  3. Orthodontist:
    The last time I saw an orthodontist was about ... hmm ... too many years ago to count.


Good work!

You mean "... too many years ago to count."

fixed it.

Can we keep the cat-o-nine-tails lashes and suspension down to a bare minimum this time around?

I'll bring it up with the Disciplinary Committee. But the grammar / error situation is getting so increasingly bad that we feel that stricter control / dominance / punishment is necessary. Expect the worst!

You want a new house? Car? Twenty written books with you as the author? Done. I'll have my man take care of it. haha