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TOEFL wisdom: the Roman Navy can also be called the "Roman Naavi." James Cameron's aliens would be proud.
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YES! "...destroyed the enemy sheep" instead of "destroyed the enemy ships."
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It's often easy to tell who's a francophone in TOEFL: "It's juste a mythe," they write. Or, "the waited result" ("le résultat attendu").
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No way! One of my all-time favorite 70s B-movies, "The Mechanic," has been remade into a Jason Statham actioner: http://is.gd/iQNdr
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A pup and a way.
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Lunch: pesto fettuccine with ham. Those who eat kosher, halal, Buddhist, and vegan can start complaining now. Beef tonight for the Hindus.
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Stupid portmanteau poetry: Do you combine / your tea and wine? / You drinkin' twine / while feelin' fine?
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Genital haiku: bad luck comes in threes / not so with my testicles / I am blessed with FIVE
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Story idea: "True Spam," the story of a rich guy/gal who seeds the Net with "You've Won $$$$$$$!" emails... and is really offering the cash.
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