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15 hours ago by Jody Bruner

Thanks to the Internet and email, customers can reach you from all over the world. If you write emails to your global customers in English, it’s a good idea to avoid using idioms – words or phrases whose meanings are not understood from the individual words themselves. For instance we understand wha ...

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1 day ago by Jack Canfield Reviews

Dare to Win The best-selling authors of The Aladdin Factor and Chicken Soup for the Soup present their innovative program for success, in a guide to designed to help readers conquer fears and accept life’s challenges. Reprint. User Ratings and Reviews 4 Stars Achieve! This book helps a person to see ...

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3 days ago by keykate

The term ‘offcomer’ is one new English word I learned when I moved to England from Canada. It has a broad range of meanings from non-local to foreigner. Unfortunately, its use is often in a conversation that involves high emotions - some negative. There are so many other plain and positive words tha ...

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4 days ago by writefullymine

Recently I heard a couple of sayings that have lost their meanings somewhere along the way: the proof’s in the pudding – the original saying was ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’. I’ve heard this several times lately, even from a television presenter stay away like the plague – the origina ...

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6 days ago by writefullymine

I saw a preview on TV for *yawn* a 60 Minutes interview with cricketer Andrew Symonds. The only reason I pricked my ears up was because of the words he used. In answer to the question about whether he was an alcoholic, he said ‘I’m not an alcoholic. I’ve been diagnosed as a binge drinker.’ Diagnosed ...

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8 days ago by Current Events

The US Federal government released a major report this week. The report summarizes the science and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It focuses on climate change impacts in different regions of the US and on various aspects of society and the economy such as ...

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10 days ago by Christine Tahhan

by Christine Tahhan You probably have heard about the e-book called Fat Loss for Idiots. This e-book is a top seller as far as e-books go, and tell about how to lose fat fast and quite easily. For a set price, you are allowed by the company to view this e-book for around 90 days. So you can know wha ...

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11 days ago by Angela Arner

One of the most valuable resources in understanding the many issues of HL is the Health and Literacy Discussion List , moderated by Julie McKinney; Health Literacy List Moderator; World Education jmckinney@worlded.org I save the postings to review and reflect on the weekly topics discussed. There ar ...

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16 days ago by Tim Gaden

QuickCal is a widget that allows you to enter appointments into iCal using plain language. Instead of remembering obscure tags or negotiating a series of check-boxes, you just type your upcoming appointment in normal words. The widget parses your text and creates the appointment for you. There is a ...

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18 days ago by Jody Bruner

by Jody Bruner Here’s a tip that will dramatically improve your writing, especially when you are writing to a reader you don’t know. When you have to write to a reader you don’t know, or to a large number of unknown readers, many people adopt a stiff, formal tone. The message is often hard to unders ...

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