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| Published on: 7/25/2009. (Daily Nation) KINGSTON - The Oxford University Press has apologised for not mentioning a band of 18th-century Jamaican freedom fighters in a dictionary definition for "maroon" - an entry one island official described as a national insult. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Occupation Tax A Property Tax Salvation? (Sidney Sun Telegraph) SIDNEY - Tax is defined by Oxford American Dictionary as a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services and transactions. That definition is followed with “a strain or heavy demand.” us.rd.yahoo.com |
BBC and Herald offer sour note in Tribute to Ibrox Architect. (Celtic MAD) Today sees the announcement of new additions to the Oxford National Biographical Dictionary, and among the names added to this prestigious list is the man whose work on the Main Stand at Ibrox can still be appreciated today. us.rd.yahoo.com |
To friend or unfriend, that is the question (Malaysian Mirror) NEW YORK - The 2009 Word of the Year is “unfriend”. So say officials at Oxford University Press USA, the publishers of the dictionary. They chose the word because of its prevalence in society. To unfriend means to remove someone as a friend, an idea that is common in social networking sites such as Facebook. The word is supposed to have a major impact and create a time capsule for that year ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Tennessee's not-so-famous myths, mysteries on display (The Tennessean) If a state is defined more by the myths, legends and folklore of its people than by lines on a map, Tennessee's dictionary entry would take volumes. us.rd.yahoo.com |