Word: thanks
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...Misery of Zimbabwe Thank you for reporting on conditions in Zimbabwe [April 23]. I know the country well, having lived there for three years (and in Africa for more than 15 years). I was thrown out in 1999, for what reason I do not know. I was benefiting the people by teaching for nothing at the University of Zimbabwe, helping stone carvers sell their work in the U.S., working with HIV/AIDS educators and teaching tour groups about Zimbabwean culture. I am sorry that the great people of Zimbabwe have had to endure their government's horrific behavior. After President Robert...
...Thank you for reporting on conditions in Zimbabwe [April 23]. I know the country well, having lived there for three years (and in Africa for more than 15 years). I was thrown out in 1999, for what reason I do not know. I was benefiting the people by teaching for nothing at the University of Zimbabwe, helping stone carvers sell their work in the U.S., working with hiv/aids educators and teaching tour groups about Zimbabwean culture. I am sorry that the great people of Zimbabwe have had to endure their government's horrific behavior. After President Robert Mugabe goes...
...There is a “Do you have any spare change?” followed by an “I’m sorry, brother, I don’t have any change on me.” And it usually ends with a “Thank you anyway, have a nice day.” I end by saying, “You, too.” No matter how informal or repeated the conversation may be, I always walk away feeling a little...
Justin A. Rice ’99 and Christian T. Rudder ’97 of indie rock band Bishop Allen may one day thank Middle-English literature for making them rock stars. Bishop Allen, so-named for the street in Central Square where Rice and Rudder first lived and recorded together, would never have been were it not for the pesky concentration requirement that led to their first encounter.“We were in English 10a together,” says Rudder of his first conversation with Rice. “He was in my section...
...thought it would be a great idea to have a dinner incorporating lessons about etiquette,” Cheuk said. Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Eileen C. Chow advised students on how to be polite when interacting with business professionals. “Please and thank you work very differently in China,” she said. “In cases in English when you would say thank you, you would instead be saying ‘you shouldn’t have,’ or ‘sorry...