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February 23, 2005

Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “One Tree Hill” by U2

by Julie Vick
June 2, 2004

Dialects of the Common Bumblebee

by Michelle Orange
February 11, 2004

Kevin Dolgin Tells You About Places You Should Go In Europe: Useful Phrases

by Kevin Dolgin
November 21, 2002

Mystifying Expressions That Victor Skaarup and Kris Winther Thought Fit To Include In Their 1949 Swedish Reference Work USA Slang, Ordbok Over Modern Amerikansk Slang

by Ethan Hein
September 16, 2002

Actual Entries from the Scots Dialect Dictionary

by John McMurtrie
September 16, 2002

Things I Learned about My Spanish Teacher During Intensive Lessons in Which We Can Only Speak in Spanish

by Matthew Johnson
December 17, 2001

The Thirty Two Words

by Christopher Hickman
December 13, 2000

Phrases Considered Handy by Makers of Ukranian-English Tapes for Car Service Drivers

by Elisa Zuritsky

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A Parent’s Typical Day, as Envisioned by My Child’s Preschool

by Ruyi Wen
December 1, 2022

How to Hate a Jew Like a Jew

by Josh Gondelman
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I’m Wearing Tunics Now

by Wendi Aarons
May 28, 2019

Incredible Rooms I Would Have in My Mansion if I Were Rich!

by Alex Baia

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