Double-click on any word and see its definition from Cambridge Dictionaries Online.
"Is splitting of an infinitive considered bad English?"
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/nonerrors.html#split
"How do you change singular to plural?"
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/NOUNS2.cfm
"What are figures of speech?"
http://www.robibrad.demon.co.uk/Idioms.htm
"When do we use had better?"
http://www.better-english.com/grammarexplanations/hadbetter.htm
"What is the difference between slang and Cockney?"
According to the Cambridge Online Dictionary slang is:
informal language, which might include words and meanings which are not polite and which might stay in use only for a short time. It is used by particular groups of people who know each other, and is usually spoken rather than written:
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schoolboy slang |
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army slang |
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British slang |
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a slang word |
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a slang expression |
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'Chicken' is slang for someone who isn't very brave. |
Cockney is: (the way of speaking of) a person from East London, especially the poorer part:
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My father is a Cockney. |
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You won't hear much real Cockney spoken unless you go to the East End of London. |
and Cockney rhyming slang:
refers to slang which is used instead of a word or phrase and which rhymes with it.
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In Cockney rhyming slang, you say 'apples and pears' to mean 'stairs'. |
In short, Cockney (rhyming slang) is just one type of slang.
"What's the difference between pray and prey?"
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/pray.html
"What's the meaning of concordance?"
The Cambridge Online Dictionary says:
concordance noun [C] SPECIALIZED
a book or list which is an alphabetical collection of the words used in a writer's work with information about where the words can be found and in which sentences.
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a Shakespeare/Biblical concordance |
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a concordance of magazine articles |
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FORMAL a concordance to Keats |
concordance verb [T] SPECIALIZED
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We've got a computer program which will concordancenewspaper texts. |
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