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Read more about the article Do she not speak good on purpose?

Do she not speak good on purpose?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 20, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics
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I liked this paragraph from a piece in The Economist a lot: It's not exactly a surprise that Mrs Palin uses the English language the way most people do: confusingly.…

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Read more about the article Not booing. Just cheering.

Not booing. Just cheering.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 20, 2011
  • Post category:Sports
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Why do sports fans almost exclusively call out players names in unison only when the name can be made to sound more like a boo then a cheer? I can’t…

Continue ReadingNot booing. Just cheering.
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