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[From Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage 4th]
assignment
The main meaning of assignment is now the originally American English one of a task or piece of work allotted to a person. [...]
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I can't parse the red text.
Is it this?
The main meaning of assignment is [now the originally American English one] [of a task or piece of work allotted to a person].
And I don't think that it is this (but maybe I am wrong):
The main meaning of assignment is [now the originally American English] [one of a task or piece of work allotted to a person].
What do you think?
assignment
The main meaning of assignment is now the originally American English one of a task or piece of work allotted to a person. [...]
----
I can't parse the red text.
Is it this?
The main meaning of assignment is [now the originally American English one] [of a task or piece of work allotted to a person].
And I don't think that it is this (but maybe I am wrong):
The main meaning of assignment is [now the originally American English] [one of a task or piece of work allotted to a person].
What do you think?
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