Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006

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browser.  Opened with the FF may encounter problems, as there are svg
files in it.  
http://www.pinyinology.com/ontology/graphs.html

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Look, I'm not a hateful person or anything-I believe we should all live and
let live. But lately, I've been having a real problem with these
homosexuals. You see, just about wherever I go these days, one of them

What new media practices are taking place in the field of Applied
Linguistics?  Thanks for the help.

I am writing on the topic of video games and linguistics.  What kind of
correlation can be made between the two, if any?  Thanks.

From this week's _Mountain View Voice_, a review of a new restaurant
specializing in hamburgers with the headline "That glorious American
sandwich".  That it's not just the headline-writer is attested to by
the fact that in the article itself we fine

I am looking for a freelance writer to work for toys and crafts
industrial; the freelancer should be strong on creativity and
imagination.
If you are interested please send me an email with your background.

I spotted this item on the internet and thought that this group may enjoy
it:
When I was a kid I went to college in Boston (where there are over a hundred
4-year degree-granting institutions by the way). I majored in English, and

what are the expression that describe:
"i see somebody in the class (or whereever) and then take a look at him
or her again because i seem to know him or her."
can i say, " i gave her a second take." ?

I would like to have your interpretation(s) for "so much" in the 2nd para:
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[The New York "society" is forced to confront an ugly bankruptcy.]
"I said to her: "Honour's always been honour, and honesty honesty, in

My fellow racists (Whites only),
  Musing on la condition humaine
and how the Nazi community might
convey 'not fit for use' I stunned

I am looking for a noun for the category of things that includes TV
programs and movies, but excludes plays, commercials, and home videos.
Anyone have one?
Sample usage: "I have fifteen FOOs in this list. I took out the

Faith Hill, the country music star, is quoted as saying "the idea that
I would act disrespectful towards a fellow musician is unimaginable to
me".
On US TV, adjectival forms seem to be supplanting traditional adverbs.

Dear Everyone,
In a dialog, someone says, "I'd say hellow and goodbye."
What does he mean by that?
Thanks a lot in advance.

Following recent civil unrest in Tonga, a newscaster describing events
said:
"Law and (pause, shuffling papers noise) order" has been restored.
It prompted me to wonder if it would be possible to restore "law"

I was surprised to learn that in the 20s and 30s, these were "cane
seats," didn't imagine this application of "cane" or perhaps rattan,
what with the plastics all around us these days:
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