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Third edition includes popular homegrown Canadian slang such as bunny hug and depanneur, along with plenty of surprises ...
A WIDNES resident is selling a ‘rare’ 50p coin for more than £3,000. The item, which is listed on eBay, is a Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary coin. It was issued in 2005 by the Royal Mint to celebrate the ...
Reader’s Digest spoke to Michael Adams, a professor of English and linguistics at Indiana University Bloomington, to learn ...
Hand someone a ten-dollar bill, and most people will say you handed them ten bucks. It sounds casual, quick, and natural. Everyone says it. Gas is four bucks a gallon. Burgers go for six bucks. Movie ...
A U.S. Agency for International Development funding freeze in January forced the closure of India’s Mitr Clinic, the ...
Part Two IN last week’s column, we featured five of the 10 Top Brand Slogans of All Time, which Dictionary Scoop compiled. These included Apple’s Think Different, Coca Cola’s Open Happiness, Macdonald ...
Winfield Ward Murray provides Burruss Correctional Training Center inmates with access to higher education as part of a ...
I WAS walking through the supermarket fruit and vegetable department on my way home from work and the delightful, strong aroma of British strawberries evoked a feeling of nostalgia, happiness and ...
I have read so many great books this year that I knew it was time to make my list of the best historical fiction books of ...
Famous Toastery in Carolina Forest, Myrtle Beach might just be your salvation from the breakfast blues. The brick facade of ...
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