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... referring to Iraq and Iraq's army . Someone not listening carefully could simply assume that " he " referred to Saddam ... refer to the Iraqi military . This linguistic move , frequently heard in discussions within the security af- fairs ...
... referring to Iraq and Iraq's army . Someone not listening carefully could simply assume that " he " referred to Saddam ... refer to the Iraqi military . This linguistic move , frequently heard in discussions within the security af- fairs ...
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... refers to a person whom the journalist deems too short and too easily enraged , though many in the journalese ... refer to Ford Foundation funding . " Statuesque " ( too large , mooselike ) and " petite " ( too small , mouselike ) ...
... refers to a person whom the journalist deems too short and too easily enraged , though many in the journalese ... refer to Ford Foundation funding . " Statuesque " ( too large , mooselike ) and " petite " ( too small , mouselike ) ...
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... refer to a person's sex at all when it is irrelevant or refers to men and women in sym- metrical ways . 24 " A society in which women are taught anything but the management of a family , the care of men , and the creation of the future ...
... refer to a person's sex at all when it is irrelevant or refers to men and women in sym- metrical ways . 24 " A society in which women are taught anything but the management of a family , the care of men , and the creation of the future ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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