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Stories tagged with: American
The 20 Biggest Differences Between British and American English
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Although geographic differences and the influence of other cultures obviously accounts for quite a bit of the departures, dictionaries themselves played a significant role as well.
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Tags: Biggest, difference, british, American, english
11 Myths About Horatio Alger Every American Should Know
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Horatio Alger could be called the father of the American Dream. His novels about poor boys who achieve success through hard work and determination are the classic examples of the rags-to-riches ideal. But in a post-bank bailout world, the American Dream is a much harder sell than it used to be. Perhaps it was a myth all along, propagated by a man who himself is the stuff of myths like these.
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African American women at greater risk following gestational diabetes
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Gestational diabetes can be a potentially serious pregnancy complication, but it is often thought to have few long-term consequences, as it generally clears up after delivery.
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American Pillar Arborvitae
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In all my dealings with plant breeders and nursery people, I never met anyone who believed in their new plant as much as John Houser. Certainly every plant breeder feels his or her new invention is the best, but how many would postpone their retirement at age 85 to start up a nursery based on it.
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50 Foreign Words Every American Should Know
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Considering Britain’s imperialistic history and America’s reputation as a "melting pot," it comes as little surprise that English as a language has grown well past its Germanic heritage.
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Tags: Foreign Words, American, language, history, english
NATIVE AMERICAN TATTOOS » Native American Tattoo Designs
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Best pictures collection of Native American Tattoos, Native American Tattoo Designs, and American Tattoos.
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Tags: Native, American, tattoo, tattoos, designs, Shooting, star, stars
10.65 Million, Million Dollars!
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That's how much the National debt is in Kindergarten numbers.
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Tags: national debt, Money, news, politics, American, recession
FCC approve the listing of HTC Dream phone in America
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This Monday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission released documents that it has approved China Taiwan handset manufacturers, Honda Dream phone to be listed in this November in the United States, it is very likely the first stye of phone running Google Android operating system that listed in the United States.
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Tags: American, FCC, Google, HTC Dream phone, internet news
CWA reported that American broadband falls 100 years behind Japan
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August 15 - U.S. telecommunications union (Communications Workersof America, CWA) Tuesday issued a survey of internet speed in United States, the U.S. network grew slowly over the past year, its download speed ranked the15th in the world, far behind other advanced countries, and it even may need 100 years to catch up with Japan.
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Tags: CWA, American, Japan, internet news
Greenspan Predicts Recession Will Be Avoided
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Alan Greenspan, the 81 year-old ex-federal bank chairman has been the talk show circuit to help publicize his recently published book of memoirs. Greenspan commented on the state of the American and global economy while on NBC's "Today" program. Learn his reasons for believing why a recession will be avoided.
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Tags: greenspan, business, American, America, recession, economy, jobs
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