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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Copyright informationThe Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information)
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A first letter of the
alphabet
. A is a usual symbol for a low central vowel, as in
father;
the English long a (
ā
) is pronounced as a diphthong of
ĕ
and
y.
The corresponding letter of the Greek alphabet is named alpha. Alpha and omega, the ...
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RETIRING THE GREEK ALPHABET
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;
June 1, 2006 ;
Epstein, Howard I;
787 words
......storms were assigned letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, for storm...however, if one of the letters of the Greek alphabet is retired? Will a letter...a storm named after a letter of the Greek alphabet is retired, many engineers...
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Essay: Does the English language really need the letter X?(THE HOME...
The Christian Science Monitor;
February 6, 2008 ;
Klose, Robert;
656 words
......despondently. Then he looked up at me. I hate the letter X, he said, and it was clear that he wasn't joking. Well, X is a curious letter, certainly a movable feast as far as pronunciation...when some people pronounce it like the name of the letter itself: X-avier for Xavier. At others, it ...
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Onward Xtian soldiers, ROBERT S. PINGREE, Concord - Letter
Concord Monitor;
December 24, 2004 ;
190 words
......in the world did that 'X'come from anyway?" (Monitor letter, Dec. 22). Although his question seems rhetorical, there...the shields of his soldiers with a "heavenly sign," the letter P superimposed over the letter X. This symbol, used in Christian worship to this day...the chi-rho.X in our alphabet ...
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Letter from the editor
Sunday News Lancaster, PA;
October 21, 2007 ;
Marv Adams;
531 words
...No escape Notorious, maybe The writer of a letter to the editor was unhappy. His letter had been shortened. After editing, it might have...taking out the redundancies, the point of the letter was still clearly conveyed. Also gone was a lot...
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Letter of credit issuer not entitled to payment of surplus funds drawn by...
Business Credit;
March 1, 2003 ;
Nathan, Bruce S.;
787 words
...Introduction A letter of credit can be an effective device to secure payment of an obligation. A letter of credit beneficiary obtains payment by presenting all of the documents required by the letter of credit to the letter of credit issuer...
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 "Instructor (1990)")
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Six anytime alphabet games: use these ready-to-go group ideas to reinforce...
Instructor (1990);
September 1, 2007 ;
Rhodes, Mackie;
425 words
...1. LETTER FREEZE! Select a letter card and pass it face-down to a child. The child then looks at the letter and passes the card on, keeping it facedown as it is passed from person to person. After the card circulates a bit, call Freeze! On this...
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How to edit your letter and how to get it approved. (part 4 on how to...
Fund Raising Management;
May 1, 1992 ;
Squires, Con;
787 words
...First, after you write a fund-raising letter, wait a couple of days before editing...making between the various points in your letter as you wrote. If you look at it while...questions you need to think about: Is the letter easy to read? Is it simple, believable...
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THE KNACK: HOW TO WRITE A LETTER, BY LORD JANNER, AUTHOR OF `THE ART OF...
The Independent - London;
March 23, 2001 ;
Susannah Prain;
427 words
...LETTER-WRITING is a great art form. Letters used to be a highly revered art form but then the whole purpose...commercial irritation. And now with the invention of e- mails, letter-writing is in the process of vanishing altogether. When you do...
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Letter's backlash emboldens parent: Publication of correspondence
Philadelphia Tribune, The;
December 15, 1998 ;
787 words
...Philadelphia Tribune, The 12-15-1998 Letter's backlash emboldens parent: Publication...Lost in the furor over an anti-Semitic letter written by the ousted head of the parent...individual or individuals who removed the letter -- without permission -- from the principal...
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The art of a direct mail letter.
Direct Marketing;
April 1, 1999 ;
Dobkin, Jeffrey;
787 words
...A letter is a self-portrait of the sender in a direct mail...design one that makes you look like Sharon Stone. A letter is the most effective you can be in marketing for 33 cents. A letter is the most effective you can be in marketing at...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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RAF 'faker' whow rote Harrier letter used name of schoolboy, 16.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);
May 19, 2002 ;
Lewis, Jason;
693 words
......JASON LEWIS THE mystery over a 'fake' letter to The Times backing Government defence...turned out to be a teenage schoolboy. The letter defends the decision to scrap the Navy...the address in Uxbridge given with the letter published in the newspaper is a 16-year-o...
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Uncommon marketing techniques: the most valuable letter you can write....
Direct Marketing;
March 1, 1998 ;
Dobkin, Jeffrey;
787 words
...The first reason a thank-you letter is so valuable is obvious - it makes their recipient...majority who never expressed their appreciation in a letter. Simple: It's a thank-you letter. So the cat is out of the bag right up front. But there...
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