Ryan Stubblefield Mrs. Piner British Literature 5 May 2009 Weddings             Weddings have come and gone over the years, but how much really has changed? The society of today differs very much in comparison to the society of

Laura F Spira wrote on 31 May 2004: Lars Eighner wrote on 30 May 2004: And so we ... phony rhetoric of the crusading purveyors of American- style democracy. I wouldn't make the fine distinction that Lars has but I think you may be reading too

Lars Eighner wrote on 30 May 2004: And so we diminish the significance of his job by being informal and truncated. When the doctor saves your life, ... no different from everyone else in the world, despite the phony rhetoric of the crusading

Lars Eighner wrote on 30 May 2004: Hello, Last friday, someone at my office was briefing someone ... and 'thanks' and any business related usage of these two. "Thanks" is informal. It is appropriate for small favors from friends,

I have a friend whom I love dearly, but the poor woman cannot tell the difference between two notes of ... can tell they're different (assuming they're far enough apart), but she can't distinguish between a diminished fifth and an

Whilst agreeing with all the above, "Ms" has a pronunciation ... quite angry when addressed, by voice or letter, as "Ms". Are those women, by any chance, over the age of, oh, 75? I'm trying hard to think of anyone I ...

What took me by surprise was that people seem to see this expression as a stock phrase, an idiom, or whatever else along that line. I really don't see it as an idiom because it's not representative of any group or locale (1), it can be