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Tongue tide

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The spoken work is increasingly dominating the written word, and the use of acronyms is becoming more widespread. As magazines, newspapers and other communication mediums increasingly accept informal language and acronyms, miscommunication is increasingly likely to occur.

Social aspects, Usage, Language and languages, Acronyms

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The contrarian: his opinions about a New York in crisis started arguments on every stoop

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Starr explored an eclectic range of activity, including government intelligence and housing administration, before settling with the New York Times as an editorialist. His writings helped shape the city's opinion of the issues it faced in its most troubling periods.

Obituary, Officials and employees, Cover Story, Editors, The New York Times (Newspaper), Starr, Roger

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Entitled

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Specialization is one reason behind the proliferation of executive job titles in corporations and other types of organizations. Other factors in the trend are prestige and organizational size.

United States, Management, Executives, Terminology

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