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| What is Gender Feminism? | 31 Mar 2006 23:27 GMT | 9 |
What Is Gender Feminism? Xah Lee, 200404 In the society of human animals of latest century, there is feminism, and there is gender feminism. Feminism is concerned about the equal
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| A question for Rey | 31 Mar 2006 22:50 GMT | 17 |
Dear Rey, Please tell me what the most offensive word in the world is. Thankyou. Stupot
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| "Out on a rail" | 31 Mar 2006 17:32 GMT | 4 |
Does anyone know the origin of the expression "ride someone out on a rail"?
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| Sarcastic ways of saying that you'd rather do something than what somebody proposes that you do | 31 Mar 2006 17:29 GMT | 2 |
I collect various ways of saying that I'd rather do something horrific and drastic than something that someone suggests to me, so I was hoping that someone could give me some new ones to memorize. TIA. I'd rather chop my leg off
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| >@>@>@>@>GET MORE CHICKS............LEARN GUITAR............. | 31 Mar 2006 16:16 GMT | 1 |
Chicks dig guitar players. So get more chicks! Learn how to play guitar! http://www.ExpertHumor.com/LearnGuitar.htm
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| Plural of "midwife" | 31 Mar 2006 16:13 GMT | 13 |
I think I just heard an NPR reporter say "midwifes" /mIdwaIfs/ as a plural -- I would assume that the correct plural is "midwives" /mIdwaIvz/. M-W doesn't seem to say anything. Google has:
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| pre-english... for adult students of english as a foreign language | 31 Mar 2006 15:53 GMT | 3 |
.this is the course you should have taken when you first started learning english .accurately hearing the sounds of english is the basic skill you must acquire if you intend to become a
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| Oxford English Dictionary OED supports U.S. origin of Nazi salute !!!! | 31 Mar 2006 15:32 GMT | 22 |
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) supports Dr. Rex Curry's discovery that the Nazi salute originated in the United States. Dr. Curry showed that the USA's early Pledge of Allegiance (to the flag) used a straight-arm salute and it was the source of the salute of the
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| Where PG at? | 31 Mar 2006 14:04 GMT | 21 |
Has anyone seen Purl Gurl? If she handed in her notice, I didn't see it. Did someone give her her P45, and have her escorted from the premises by security? Will.
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| What are some other phrases similar to "come down on you like the Lord's fury"? | 31 Mar 2006 13:33 GMT | 3 |
My repetoir (sp.?) needs some other phrases similar to "come down on you like the Lord's fury" that begin with "I'm going to come down on you like"? I was hoping someone in here can help. Thanks in advance.
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| what they believe are their rights | 31 Mar 2006 13:27 GMT | 6 |
In an article on riaa.com that deals with the power struggle between the big record labels and enthusiasts of MP3, I read the following sentence and was wondering if it would be more natural to use a singular verb. "The forces on each side are determined to fight for what they ...
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| Such\Sic | 31 Mar 2006 09:59 GMT | 17 |
Maybe this has been asked before, but I noticed lately that the Scots word for Such is Sic, which inspires me to ask whether the word "such" is related at an ancient level to the Latin word Sic, which has a similar meaning to "such" : "such as it is written".
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| Amnesty for illegal immigrants will not happen this time..................... | 31 Mar 2006 06:24 GMT | 1 |
Our politicians lead the league in all talk, no action. Is blowing us some sunshine good enough? Read what The Expert thinks: http://www.ExpertHumor.com/
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| Very restricted solicitation | 31 Mar 2006 05:22 GMT | 10 |
Putting all your begs in one ask it.
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| would? | 31 Mar 2006 04:29 GMT | 23 |
I saw the following sentence and was wondering whether it is correct to use "would" here. In many cases when the unit is installed outdoors, water would slip into the unit along the cords wired from the top during heavy
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