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... hear Chinese from blocks away ? Is it that I un- derstand the language ? Or is it they talk loud ? " They turn the radio up full blast to hear the operas , which do not seem to hurt their ears . And they yell over the singers that wail ...
... hear Chinese from blocks away ? Is it that I un- derstand the language ? Or is it they talk loud ? " They turn the radio up full blast to hear the operas , which do not seem to hurt their ears . And they yell over the singers that wail ...
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... hear- ing today because I hear them so often , but could not stop hearing when I was a boy . Crowds at Safeway or at bus stops were noisy with the birdlike sounds of los gringos . I'd move away from them all - all the chirping chatter ...
... hear- ing today because I hear them so often , but could not stop hearing when I was a boy . Crowds at Safeway or at bus stops were noisy with the birdlike sounds of los gringos . I'd move away from them all - all the chirping chatter ...
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... hear its sounds was to feel myself specially recognized as one of the family , apart from los otros . A simple remark , an in- consequential comment could convey that assurance . My parents would say something to me and I would feel ...
... hear its sounds was to feel myself specially recognized as one of the family , apart from los otros . A simple remark , an in- consequential comment could convey that assurance . My parents would say something to me and I would feel ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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