Great rant here: http://snipurl.com/sbhp8 From The TimesSeptember 30, 2009 A conversation with Gore Vidal unfolds at his pace. He answers questions imperiously, occasionally playfully, with a piercing, lethal dryness. He is 83 and in a wheelchair

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Below is my review for the movie "Hitch". Enjoy reading it and please comment on any grammar mistake you find. I will really appreciate that. Thanks. Winter break finally commenced. This is gonna be a long break. I have a few plans, and

You are (cross) posting to a newsgroup where AmE, as ... extend your discretion to the difference between "Yankee" and "Yank". Oh, so the "Yankee Go Home" campaigns were in reference to Down-Easters, and

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To me, 'pocketbook' implies a small paperback novel that would fit in a coat pocket. "Pocket Books" was the name of a particular publishing company, the one that invented the format. The company used a symbol of a kangaroo

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