Word: englishness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...experience in the new medium of video. She refused to move from the West Coast to New York City, where nearly all shows then originated, and she insisted on co-starring her husband, an obscure bandleader whose Cuban syntax was so conspicuous that his dressing room featured the sign ENGLISH BROKEN HERE...
...York City manufacturer of children's sportswear, has signed a licensing agreement with Just Say No International, an antidrug foundation, that allows the company to design clothes using the group's slogan. Children will sport the "Just Say No" message on everything from sweat shirts to shorts, in English and several foreign languages. Prices...
Arthur Gross calls himself a "nationally renowned neo-Pop artist." What he does, in plain English, is sell trash. Not just any trash, to be sure. Gross, 23, rifles through the garbage cans of Beverly Hills, ferreting out such choice items as receipts from Cartier or cocktail napkins from the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge. He then packages the debris in a clear plastic bag, slaps on a pink and green Beverly Hills Trash label and charges $5 for each bag-cum-artwork...
...innocuous-looking press cards, which bear the holder's name, nationality, news organization and passport number in both English and Arabic, may turn out to be the cause of even more trouble. Last week Israel's Police Minister announced that he was launching an investigation to determine whether the A.J.A. had the right to issue the credentials. At the same time, outraged members of Israel's Parliament demanded that the government withdraw the Israeli credentials of journalists who hold the Arab cards, or even expel them from the country...
...Assistant Professor of English Allen H. Reddick, discussing a meeting between the English Department's junior faculty, President Derek C. Bok and Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence...