Word: englishes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nudges the flock of Cheviots our way. They have a tendency to fly apart and reconverge like a big blob of mercury dropped on the floor. But Rob Roy finally herds them through three gates, across a narrow bridge and into a pen. All the while an English collie, Rob's distant cousin, watches through the fence with no apparent interest. "The English collie has been ruined," declares MacGregor. "He's got a long pointy nose and no room for brains. You've got to have a dog with a short nose and a good wide head...
When he first came to the U.S. in 1975 at the urging of a relative, Han survived on odd jobs and welfare. Last year, on his way to English lessons, Han noticed an A & W Root Beer stand for rent. The owner was so impressed with Han's determination to get into business that he gave him the place free for a year. Han took $1,000 in savings and remodeled the stand into a 40-seat restaurant...
...great beauty who made her every gesture expressive, she was often contrasted with her more classical colleague, Anna Pavlova. After the Russian Revolution she fled to England, where she became the country's best-loved dancer, appearing as a guest artist through the 1920s. She later worked with English Choreographer Frederick Ashton, advised Prima Ballerina Margot Fonteyn, and wrote an eloquent autobiography (Theatre Street) that stands as a classic of dance literature...
Giamatti's sensational rise to the presidency of Yale after less than 12 years on the faculty there has made him a figure of national interest almost rivalling that of his predecessor, Kingman Brewster. A professor of English and comparative literature at Yale, he emerged into the spotlight as the likely choice to become that school's 19th president in December, after Henry Rosovsky, Harvard's dean of the Faculty, apparently rejected an offer from the Yale Corporation to assume the post. Well-liked by students, Giamatti served a two-year stint as master of Ezra Stiles College...
...educational matters, however, he remains a conformist, having gained a reputation as a scrupulous scholar and a demanding, though stimulating, professor. His studies of medieval and Renaissance literature established him as one of the most influential members of Yale's English department. He will take office next month...