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Word: alleyways (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chance of showing up on time. Above all, as English has become a kind of prized commodity -- and a status symbol -- in many corners of the world, those of us born in possession of it are apt to feel as vulnerable as a bejeweled dowager in a dark back alleyway. There's always someone waiting to jump out and mug us with his English -- before we can try out our Bahasa Indonesia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Excusez-Moi! Speakez-Vous Franglais? | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

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