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It seems most unfair that foreign actresses - for it is mainly women we are talking about - are so good at playing "our" women on screen. (The Independent, April 24th 2006)
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From May 11, Julian Fellowes will be fronting Never Mind the Full Stops, a quiz show about English, its speakers' foibles and its innumerable heffalump-traps. (Daily Telegraph, April 23rd 2006)
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Overzealous officers don't change the fact that political correctness has improved the world. (The Guardian, April 17th, 2006)
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English firms need to get up to speed on the languages and mores of their trading partners. (The Times, April 16th, 2006)
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Convoluted academic language is OK for the initiated, but the rest of us need plain English. (The Guardian, April 11th, 2006)
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Words such as "nuff" are more likely to be used in some parts of east London than Cockney slang, a study shows. (91福利社 News, April 11th, 2006)
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All-day television, the demise of the family meal and even the forward-facing design of pushchairs are conspiring to kill the art of conversation between parents and children. (The Independent, April 7th 2006)
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Dictation clubs are thriving in a country seeking refuge from the malaise of Anglophone globalisation. (91福利社 News, April 7th, 2006)
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People with an aptitude for languages could have different shaped brains to others, scientists say. (91福利社 News, April 6th, 2006)
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Welsh football's ruling body comes under fire for refusing to conduct business in the Welsh language. (91福利社 News, April 6th, 2006)
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