Word: wording
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tuskegee experiment has become a metaphor and code word for the mistreatment of black people in the medical profession, Thomas said...
...being. Ryan Miller (vocals and guitar), Adam Gardner (vocals and guitar) and Brian Rosenworcel (percussion) discovered each other on the Tufts campus and formed the Boston-area band originally known as Gus. They relied--and still rely--on their reps, fans who volunteer to sell albums and spread the word about their band. Eventually, dissatisfied with the common band name "Gus," the unique band made the switch to "Guster," the band who put on one of the best performances, quite frankly, that I've ever been...
...they play everything--the surreal, the real and the ingenious. Brian, the group's backbone, works the bongos with awesome speed, while Adam and Ryan harmonize on vocals and guitars. Using instruments ranging from the standard (guitars and bongos) to the bizarre (typewriters and whistling), Guster is, in a word, creative...
...Although the lottery officials are supposed to inform car-owners of their assigned spots, the Quashas never heard a word until Grant woke up one Thursday morning to a woman proclaiming she was going to tow his car. He went to snatch it from her claws and saw that two big parking tickets had been slapped on his car. Grant drove over to the parking office and requested a spot in Peabody Terrace, his next choice. Without referring to lottery results, he was granted his demand. His car now resides happily near his Dunster home. His sister Devon maintains...
...Relatedly, Vaux mentions that studies show that diversity in English is increasing. For instance, people often ignore the spelling of words. Vaux points out that, for instance, about half of the population pronounces the word "Semitic" differently than it is spelled, saying "Semetic...