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Jespersen

[ yes-per-suhn, jes- ]

noun

  1. (Jens) Ot·to (Har·ry) [yens , ot, -oh , hahr, -ee], 1860–1943, Danish philologist.


Jespersen

/ ˈdʒɛs-; ˈjɛspəsən /

noun

  1. Jespersen(Jens) Otto18601943MDanishLANGUAGE: philologist ( Jens ) Otto ( Harry ). 1860–1943, Danish philologist: author of Modern English Grammar (1909–31)
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Example Sentences

In China, Chairman Mao declared the creation of the communist People's Republic in 1949, and quickly the Chinese came to be seen in the US as "the evil ones", says Chris Jespersen.

From BBC

Its top preference, Jespersen said, is a return to traditional in-class instruction: “We are truly starting with putting everything on the table and seeing what works.”

Police spokesman Jens Jespersen told The Associated Press that officers at the bridge vehicle checkpoint had "a particular focus on cross-border crime involving explosives, weapons and drugs."

"The most just thing would be to give these beasts the death penalty they deserve," Helle Petersen, Ms Jespersen's mother, said in a letter that was read out in court last week.

From BBC

“We expect sentences that match the cruelty of the crime,” said Khaled El Fataoui, a lawyer speaking for the family of Jespersen, told AFP.

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