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Is vs Itis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between is and itis

is that is is plural of lang=en while itis is a medical condition accompanied by inflammation.

As a verb is

is third-person singular of be.

is

English

(IS)

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of four originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form "to be" is from .

Alternative forms

* 's

Verb

(head)
  • (be)
    • He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
    Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
    It all depends on what the meaning of is is. - (Bill Clinton)
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "is")

    See also

    * am * are * art * be * been * beest * being * was * wast * were * wert

    Statistics

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    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (head)
    • remember to dot your is
    Usage notes

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l) 100 English basic words English auxiliary verb forms English irregular third-person singular forms English two-letter words 1000 English basic words ----

    itis

    English

    (wikipedia itis)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (informal) A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
  • * 1973 , April 16, “ Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated
    • “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”
  • (informal, Caribbean) The feeling of sleepiness after eating a heavy meal, usually the itis.

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