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by Mignon Fogarty This week in the United States we celebrate Veterans Day, a holiday to remember the end of World War I in 1918, but the name of the holiday brings up a common question: Do we need an apostrophe in the word Veterans? The short answer
Dialogue 15 laurance--Is there anything I can do?I'd like to help in some way if I can. soony--I can't think of anything at the moment. laurance--Well,maybe I could run errands or something. soony--Yo
1. depose /dɪˈpəʊz/ -- (literally, put down) put out of office; dethrone Did the king abdicate or was he deposed? 那个国王是自己放弃了王位还是被废的? 2. impose /imˈpəuz/ -- put on as a burden, duty, tax, etc.; inflict Cleanin
It was 10:05 Friday night. Her workweek was finally over. Her 40-minute ride on the B train was finally over. She felt exhausted, even though shed been sitting during the whole ride. The subway station escalator wasn't running. She trudged up the 49
This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod series about an internal meeting to consider a proposal. As we saw in the last episode, this type of meeting can be similar to a negotiation. People with different opinions sit around the table an
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is apostrophes. When I was in second grade, I lost a spelling bee because I misspelled the word its. I put an apostrophe in when I shouldn't have, and it was a very traumatic moment in my young life. So when listeners
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is tough apostrophe issues. I said it in the last episode about apostrophes, and I'll say it again: there are some confusing situations when it comes to apostrophes. For example, Christine, from Portland, Oregon; Judy
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 29 August 2007 Philippine security forces are on high alert for possible attacks by communist rebels after Dutch authorities arrested their exiled leader in the city of Utrecht. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Ce
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 February 2006 The drought ravaging the East Africa area is having a severe impact on millions of people. Experts note a steady decrease in rainfall amounts, over the past
Jamat ud Dawa, formerly Lashkar-e Taiba parading in a Pakistani city (file photo) Pakistan-based Lashkar-e Taiba or LET was for a long time considered a militant group fighting Indian rule of Kashmir. But after Chicago-based American David Headley pl
Greg Flakus President Bush and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Monday at Mr. Bush's ranch near Crawford , Texas , where they discussed Iraq and the Middle East in general. Both leaders are backin
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Banda Aceh 23 December 2006 An Acehnese man works on building a new house in a village destroyed by the 2004 tsunami, in Banda Aceh, 10 Dec. 2006 Indonesia's devastated Aceh province is still struggling to rebuild two years a
By Brian Wagner Miami 20 June 2008 U.S. prosecutors have announced a massive crackdown on mortgage fraud that has resulted in losses of about $1 bilion around the country. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the schemes have worsened the problems f
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This year, Disney premiered its first Latina princess. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, ELENA OF AVALOR THEME SONG) GABY MORENO: (Singing) Elena, Elena of Avalor. SIEGEL: Elena of Avalor sings and plays guitar. She goes on adventures and rule
By Jessica Berman Washington 18 January 2006 Noma, a disfiguring mouth disease, can be found in many extremely poor countries, but the condition is especially common in sub-Saharan Africa. Noma comes
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 18 July 2006 At least 320 people are dead, hundreds are injured and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless by the tsunami that battered the Indonesian island of Java Monday. Aid agencies are assessing damage from the powerful
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Avai grabbed the first win in the Brazilian Championship after ten rounds as they beat Atletico-GO 1-0 at home on Saturday. The game's only goal came in the first half by veteran striker William. Atletico-GO's goal
The parties to Zimbabwe's power sharing agreement have failed to agree on the allocation of cabinet posts. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA from Harare that the opposition says the only option is intervention by the Southern African Development Commun
OMG! Congratulations to both of you!! How did he pop the question??OMG! 祝贺你们俩啊!!他怎么求的婚啊??
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Under command of interim head coach Osmar Loss, Internacional came-from-behind on the road against Avai to win 3-1 in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday. The win snaps a three-game losing stre