Dictionaries differ on English spellings in schools
The National Council of Teachers of English reports five widely used desk dictionaries disagree on thousands of words. A sample sentence shows 11 million possible spellings, with variants like cozy and cosy, bronco and broncho, avocado and avocadoes. Even preferred spellings vary by dictionary order.
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National Council of Teachers of English
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University of Washington
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Holiday Gas Gouging Report Across Several States
Consumers reported price gouging on Christmas Day with some Chicago stations offering gas only with trinkets and others charging up to 99.9 cents per gallon. The IRS and Better Business Bureau said complaints came from Chicago New York City New Hampshire Trenton Ne Oregon and Portland. IRS investigations target Brooklyn stations charging 9.9 cents a gallon and a New York probe is planned for the weekend.
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Internal Revenue Service
Better Business Bureau
Gasoline Associations
Robert Jacobs
Tingis Gasoline Retailers Association
95Th Street
New York City
New Hampshire
Trenton
Oregon
IRS
Brooklyn
Joe Rosta
Washington
Paige
New York
Cost of Living Council
Portland
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Nixon Meets New York Governor in Courtesy White House Visit
President Nixon hosted New York Governor Malcolm Wilson after a courtesy meeting with outgoing Governor Rockefeller. Rockefeller praised Wilson, noting years in New York legislature and as lieutenant governor. Nixon joked about age as he welcomed Wilson during the Washington encounter.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Wilson
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Hockefeller
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