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Accents ~
I recently listened to a podcast of This American Life from NPR radio. It was about accents and the guest was an Asian American who came here at age 7. I thought she spoke perfect English but she’s always been aware that she still doesn’t sound American. The entire episode was very interesting and it…
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Book Owl ~
Yes, I’ve always been a book owl. I’ve partly attributed this to the fact that I was an only child. No siblings to play with on rainy or snowy days but my books became my friends early in my life. And I’m still grateful to my mom for all the books she provided to me…
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A Very Good Read ~
The author of this novel, Graham Norton, is also a British TV host. Although I haven’t watched his shows, I’ve heard they’re very good and quite enjoyable. So when I saw him recently on MSNBC promoting his new novel, Frankie, it sounded great and I knew I had to check it out. I’m glad I…