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    1 Set expressions‚ Semi-fixed combinations and Free Phrases Types of Phraseological Units The vocabulary of a language consists not only of words but also word combinations which are differently called. Some of them refer to free word combinations‚ the others are called set expressions and the term phraseological units is often used for them. Set expressions are contrasted to semi­fixed combinations and free phrases. All these are but different stages of restrictions imposed upon co-occurrence

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    Muhammad Aliff Taufiq FA3A3 F11FA1240 Or Else‚ The Lightning God I believe art serves a purpose and its delivery is through the medium‚ therefore‚ materials have not been a limitation in my practice. My current execution involves re-creating the Chinese guardian lions out of casting plaster. And then the lions are individually submerged in a salt crystal mixture of alum salt (aluminum sulfate‚ Al2(SO4)3 ) and distilled water‚ where salt crystals will form on the surfaces of the

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    窗体顶端 | | 窗体底端 ’WAITING FOR GODOT’ AS ’THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD’ THURSDAY‚ OCTOBER 09‚ 2008 AMRITBIR KAUR 11 COMMENTS The term ‘Theatre of Absurd’ was coined by Martin Esslin in his essay ‘The Theatre of Absurd’. The main exponents of this school were – Samuel Beckett‚ Arthur Adamov‚ Jean Genet. Although these writers oppose the idea of belonging to a particular

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    recognition. These expressions often embody values and attitudes of group members. For a phrase to become slang‚ it should be widely adopted and accepted by members of a group or a subculture. It is a communication language with no limitations or societal boundaries since it can be identified in all the society classes and cultures and in all languages (Verderber‚ Verderber & Sellnow‚ 2011). The expressions of slang are created in the same way as the standard speech. Expressions can take forms such

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    PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA (University of the City of Manila) Gen. Luna Street‚ Intramuros‚ Manila College of Mass Communication BACHELOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION Impact of advertisements on Consumer’s Choice Submitted by: Dawn T. Recolizado Elmira Joyce D. Paug Renee Mae Bonifacio Aaren L. Mendoza Submitted to: Ms. Evelyn Sebastian 2/09/2013 Chapter I • Introduction • Background of the Study • Statement of

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    Keyhole Framework for Writing for Success in College [Adapted from The Practical Stylist with Readings by S. Baker and R. Yarber] Title Introduction Opening Invitation Key Ideas Thesis Statement Main Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence Supporting Ideas Paragraph 2 Topic Sentence Supporting Ideas Paragraph 3 Topic Sentence Supporting Ideas Conclusion Restated Thesis Key Ideas Clinching Comment Elements of a Successful College Essay

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    Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath were both great minds‚ creative individuals‚ and some of the greatest poetic individuals of the twentieth century. Though Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath were great poets‚ they were also obsessed with death‚ darkness‚ and plagued with manic depression. They yearned for death‚ and both were able to achieve their life goal of dying. They’re poetry is a direct result of their morbid minds and the strange obsessions they shared during they’re several years of friendship. Sylvia

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    Say the assignment is college football. Say that you’ve decided to be against it. Begin by putting down the arguments that come to your mind: it is too commercial‚ it takes the students’ minds off their studies‚ it is hard on the players‚ it makes the university a kind of circus instead of an intellectual center‚ for most schools it is financially ruinous. Can you think of any more arguments‚ just off hand? All right. Now when you write your paper‚ make sure that you don’ t use any of the material

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    errors in a document mechanical and content errors include improper capitalization excessive or inadequate punctuation faulty number expression‚ faulty agreement of subjects and verbs‚ misuse of personal and possessive pronouns‚ inaccurate facts‚ and misleading statements. Editing by contracts is the process of checking a document for wordiness clichés hackneyed expressions logical sequence avoidance of passive voice improper spelling and use of words and other things to make weak writing better. CITATION

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    proceeds from the fact that two objects (phenomena) have common grounds of existence in reality. Such words as "cup" and "tea" have no linguistic semantic nearness‚ but the first one may serve the container of the second‚ hence - the conversational cliche "Will you have another cup?"‚ which is a case of metonymy‚ once original‚ but due to long use‚ no more accepted as a fresh SD. "My brass will call your brass‚" says one of the characters of A. Hailey’s Airport to another‚ meaning "My boss will

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