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...Pleased as he is that English speakers are embracing Maori, Piripi fears that some are squeezing it out of shape. His Language Commission has had a long, and so far losing, argument with newspapers that insist on anglicizing Maori words - adding s to mark the plural, for example. Pronunciation is another disputed point. It's said Kiwis have 11 different ways of saying "Maori," from the hackle-raising "Mayo-ree" to the correct "Mow-rri." "New Zealanders have a long way to go in terms of pronunciation," says Piripi. "Really, 200 years of occupation without achieving five simple vowel sounds...
Meanwhile, other forum topics include “before the hell begins” (“Is it true that doing dorm crew makes you a loser? I heard that somewhere”), “Intellectual Debate” (“First of all, the plural of jedi is jedi”), and “must-have’s for dorm rooms” (“i’m going to princeton?...
...will offer the remaining 10% a plural society. If they disavow the use of force and violence, if they forswear the use of guns and agree to disband the N.P.A., there is no reason why they shouldn't be allowed to join the political mainstream. If they resist, they will have declared themselves as public enemies, but they will be easier to subdue...
...reminiscent of an old Yenta. The aged matchmaker who would travel around a town to match up young lovers has been replaced by complicated algorithms. We live in the technology age, and computers now affect everything from grocery shopping to research to…polygamous relationships? PolyMatchMaker.com promises plural dating, opportunities for those interested in polygamous relationships. For the more traditional sorts, matchmaker.com sets up two-person relationships, and promises that “by the time you meet, you know...