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Gary Goshgarian. 27 Once again , you have to look at what words really mean , not what you think they mean or what the advertiser wants you to think they mean . The ad for Crest only says that using Crest " can be ” of “ significant ...
Gary Goshgarian. 27 Once again , you have to look at what words really mean , not what you think they mean or what the advertiser wants you to think they mean . The ad for Crest only says that using Crest " can be ” of “ significant ...
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... mean nothing because their meaning is entirely subjective . To you , " body " in coffee might mean thick , black , almost bitter coffee , while I might take it to mean a light brown , delicate coffee . Now , if you think you understood ...
... mean nothing because their meaning is entirely subjective . To you , " body " in coffee might mean thick , black , almost bitter coffee , while I might take it to mean a light brown , delicate coffee . Now , if you think you understood ...
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... mean ? 4. What is particularly healthy about the occasional “ defiant outpouring of gutter lan- guage " ( paragraph ... mean the same things they mean now or have meanings changed ? If meanings have changed , what connections do you see ...
... mean ? 4. What is particularly healthy about the occasional “ defiant outpouring of gutter lan- guage " ( paragraph ... mean the same things they mean now or have meanings changed ? If meanings have changed , what connections do you see ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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