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... presidents of the u.s. , acquired tremendous political power and social prestige , yet both spoke " sub - standard ... president . She wasn't white , and she wasn't male . If so many people know that Standard English is a lie , why ...
... presidents of the u.s. , acquired tremendous political power and social prestige , yet both spoke " sub - standard ... president . She wasn't white , and she wasn't male . If so many people know that Standard English is a lie , why ...
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... President — is a recovered alcoholic , the same as Betty Ford . Do politicians drive their wives to drink ? -Didi Mason , Hilo , Hawaii A : No more than do writers , actors , physicians or engineers . ( Parade Magazine , n.d. ) d . Even ...
... President — is a recovered alcoholic , the same as Betty Ford . Do politicians drive their wives to drink ? -Didi Mason , Hilo , Hawaii A : No more than do writers , actors , physicians or engineers . ( Parade Magazine , n.d. ) d . Even ...
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... president ] speech I had been saying , ' Today over 2,000 women in this country will be raped . By using the passive voice , I made rape sound as innocuous as ' today it will rain , as if rape just falls out of the sky on women , just ...
... president ] speech I had been saying , ' Today over 2,000 women in this country will be raped . By using the passive voice , I made rape sound as innocuous as ' today it will rain , as if rape just falls out of the sky on women , just ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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