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English, 16.11.2019 10:31 efraruiz02

Read the excerpts from samuel johnson’s preface to a dictionary of the english language.

which statement best describes the use of the underlined word in the excerpts?

a. excerpt 1 recognizes the importance of word origins, but excerpt 2 suggests that studying word origins could be a waste of time.

b. excerpt 1 recognizes the importance of word origins, and excerpt 2 suggests that etymology is more important than syntax.

c. excerpt 1 questions the study of word origins, but excerpt 2 asserts the need to include etymology in dictionaries.

d. excerpt 1 questions the study of word origins, and excerpt 2 insists that etymology is best studied over the course of one’s lifetime.

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