Ugh. I presume Chicago magazine paid him by the word.<br><br>By the way, everyone, I found the debate on accent marks quite enlightening. I didn't realize my...
Didn't he leave out a big part of that business about the Ann Landers competition? Wasn't "All That Zazz" a co-winner with "Dear Diane" or something?...
By David Espo<br>The Associated Press<br>WASHINGTON — The fear of anthrax spread to the Midwest on Thursday with a preliminary finding of contamination at...
Well said, particularly the recognition that accents tend to fall away as a word is adopted into general English usage.<br><br>Specialty pubs should do as ...
The U.S. military said anti-Taliban forces attacked Taliban tanks on horseback, showing how aggressive they were .... (Reuters)<br><br>***No information on the...
The U.S. military said anti-Taliban forces attacked Taliban tanks on horseback, showing how aggressive they were .... (Reuters)<br><br>**I didn't realize...
>>Is "aggressive" the right word?<br>What about:<br>"delightfully traditional" (an old lady after a few sherries and a briefing on the situation)<br>"so...
According to newspaper and wire reports this past week, the terrorists win if:<br><br>--People allow themselves to be afraid.<br>--The government creates ...
By Elizabeth Shogren<br>Los Angeles Times<br> WASHINGTON … First lady Laura Bush, sharing her experiences since Sept. 11 and the folk wisdom that has...
> The FBI has launched an investigation, code-named "AMERITHRAX"<br>> to find those behind germ warfare attacks that killed four people over the<br>> ...
Did tragedy revisit the Queens area that many who died Sept. 11 called home, did an entirely new tragedy visit the area, or did a plane crash in an area where,...
"I order you to completely obey your commanders and not to go hither and thither," AIP quoted Omar as saying to his troops in an address in the Pashto language...
WASHINGTON (AP)--Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday the best energy policy for the United States would rely on the operation of free markets...
I've recently been told not to use "big" words at my paper. I had a headline recently: "Korean talks founder" I was told I should not have used this because ...
barrijay wrote:<br><br>> I've recently been told not to use "big" words at my paper. I had <br>> a headline recently: "Korean talks founder" I was told I...
barrijay wrote:<br><br>I've recently been told not to use "big" words at my paper. I had a headline recently: "Korean talks founder" I was told I should not ...
>>I had a headline recently: "Korean talks founder" I was told I should<br>>> not have used this because 95% of people don't know what this ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal AIDS prevention money is paying for workshops that encourage sexual activity and meet the legal definition of obscenity, government...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - Hard times and a slump in foreign visitors since the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington have turned Elvis Presley Boulevard...