Monthly Archives: April 2009

Except/Accept

So . . . does this mean the eBay seller welcomes PayPal payment?

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Say Goodbye to "Squeeze", "Guts", "Stick" and "Bad"

According to researchers at Reading University, the words “squeeze”, “guts”, “stick” and “bad” are most likely the first to become extinct in the evolution of English. “Their computer model analyses the rate of change of words in English and the languages … Continue reading

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Jeff Says, "Try Harder"

Thanks to Robert Farago for pointing out this Reuters article, “Ford says has no interest in Chrysler brands.” I get that journalists are hard pressed to quickly report news in the age of Twitter, but, please, at least write a … Continue reading

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For Posterity: "General Motors Death Watch, Numbers One through Ten" by Robert Farago

This document is the work of and copyright is held by Robert Farago. PDF

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