Word: vowels
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Faced with categories such as “Literature” and “Only One Vowel,” Dedousis moved into first place after correctly answering a “Daily Double” in the second half of the show...
...Dean said. Responding to a question about the political impact of the Hispanic community, Dean criticized Republicans for their stance on Latinos. “In the halls of Congress, the Republicans are pushing the fence against people whose names end with e, z, or another vowel,” he said. After the forum, Dean headed to the Kirkland Junior Common Room for the College Democrats event. Following an introduction by Events Coordinator Jason Q. Berkenfeld ’11, Dean spoke briefly before settling down for an informal, off-the-record discussion with the roughly 100 students...
...exactly what Harvey did for more than 75 years. He spoke with clarion clarity, his voice an elocution teacher's pride, easily parodied but intimate, powerful and oh-so-precise. It was "nee-ews," never the lazy "nooze," and "reck-ord," not "reckerd." For emphasis, he'd add a vowel to a word with abutting consonants ("web-a-site"). Many of his fans were of his generation, but a few young'uns had to be tuning in: his broadcasts reached some 12 million weekly listeners on 1,200 radio stations and 400 Armed Forces Network affiliates. Nor did you have...
...down with Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons to chat about all things 02138: public education, town-gown relations, and that mysterious vowel at the front of her name...
...once-popular culture are even better: Ben advises his friends that “Dex isn’t sudoku,” and Graces’ dad angrily advises his daughter’s ex-boyfriend Jack, “Why don’t you buy a vowel and go home?” (I have yet to figure out what this means.) The writers and actors of “Secret Life” also seem to think their viewers need help interpreting the complexities of their characters and dialogue. Shailene Woodley, who plays Amy, feels...