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The numerical meaning of ‘other’

by Romy on May 10, 2009

in emanila sites

Thanks to all those who responded to our mailout for “What is wrong with this report?”
I trust you had fun as I have in reading your responses.
Did any of the responses correctly identify what was wrong in the report? The answer is yes and no. Yes, because others have identified errors outside and behind [...]

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What is wrong with this report?

by Romy on April 30, 2009

in Blog, Web Management, emanila sites

Yesterday I received an email from a friend with a copy of a news reports obviously written from a World Health Organization media release. Part of the news report follows:
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WHO confirms 148 swine flu cases in nine countries
A total of 148 laboratory-confirmed human cases of swine flu A/H1N1 infection have been officially reported to the [...]

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Poetry editing and punctuation

by Romy on March 9, 2009

in emanila sites

Poetry is a great form of self-expression. It is a special form of writing which allows you, the writer, to say or write practically anything with short lines, long lines, rhymes or in whatever style you want.
Although I don’t want to use the word “licence”, still I would say that poetry may also be considered [...]

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