Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English.

斯托克学过一种手势密码，每一个手势代表一个英语单词。

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Put one English word on each card, and then put either the translation or the English definition on the back．After you study the words, review them quickly to see how many words you remember.

在每个卡片上写下一个单词，背面写上中文或者英文注释。 学习了单词后，快速复习一遍来检查你记住了多少个？

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"I speak English," she said, softly, enunciating each word with exaggerated care.

“我会说英语。”她轻声说，小心的一个字一个字地说。

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Although I always managed to find an English equivalent for each French word I translated, the whole thing seemed to crumble under its own weight when I attempted to reunite its constituent parts.

NEWYORKER: Sweetheart Sorrow

The paper also tracked word usage through time (each year, for instance, 1% of the world's English-speaking population switches from "sneaked" to "snuck").

WSJ: Culturomics Looks at the Birth and Death of Words

The result is that each entry is an individual history of the word, from its earliest known occurrence throughout its lifespan in American English.

WHITEHOUSE: A to Zydeco: Saving the Diversity of American English