Forum: Air travel
September 2nd, 2006, 03:32 PM Posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 325
Views: 14,008
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Forum: Europe
September 2nd, 2006, 03:32 PM Posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 427
Views: 7,108
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Forum: Europe
September 1st, 2006, 11:01 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 23
Views: 468
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Forum: Europe
September 1st, 2006, 02:49 AM Posted to alt.activism.death-penalty,rec.travel.europe,talk.politics.misc,uk.politics.misc,aus.politics
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,375
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Forum: Europe
September 1st, 2006, 02:42 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 23
Views: 468
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Forum: Europe
August 31st, 2006, 03:39 PM Posted to alt.activism.death-penalty,rec.travel.europe,talk.politics.misc,uk.politics.misc,aus.politics
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,375
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Forum: Europe
August 31st, 2006, 03:26 PM Posted to alt.activism.death-penalty,rec.travel.europe,talk.politics.misc,uk.politics.misc,aus.politics
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,375
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Forum: Europe
August 31st, 2006, 02:46 PM Posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 427
Views: 7,108
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Forum: Air travel
August 31st, 2006, 02:46 PM Posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 325
Views: 14,008
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Forum: Air travel
August 31st, 2006, 02:42 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 1
Views: 390
Screening should "emulate high-security prisons"
......
Bernard E. Harcourt, a professor at the University of Chicago who has
written extensively on these issues suggested in an International Herald
Tribune op-ed last week that the best approach...
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Forum: Europe
August 30th, 2006, 02:49 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,072
Ryanair vs McD
Legroom on some of their planes is on a par with BA long-haul 747s.
For steerage seat pitch, according to
http://www.airlinequality.com/Product/seats_europe.htm
British Airways has 31", Ryanair...
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Forum: Air travel
August 30th, 2006, 02:49 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 29
Views: 959
Ryanair vs McD
Legroom on some of their planes is on a par with BA long-haul 747s.
For steerage seat pitch, according to
http://www.airlinequality.com/Product/seats_europe.htm
British Airways has 31", Ryanair...
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Forum: Air travel
August 30th, 2006, 05:31 AM Posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 325
Views: 14,008
At what point will air travel become unaffordable
When do people think it happen, due to fuel prices.
For example - when will buying an economy ticket be as much of
a burden on your wallet as buying a business class ticket is now?
Long before...
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Forum: Europe
August 30th, 2006, 05:31 AM Posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 427
Views: 7,108
At what point will air travel become unaffordable
When do people think it happen, due to fuel prices.
For example - when will buying an economy ticket be as much of
a burden on your wallet as buying a business class ticket is now?
Long before...
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Forum: USA & Canada
August 29th, 2006, 03:43 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 2
Views: 348
NYC summer events (major ones)
I realize that NYC has an event every day, but I am interested in the
really big ones, like a marathon, that tend to reduce the number of
cheaper hotel rooms (not that NYC has any cheap hotel...
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Forum: Europe
August 28th, 2006, 02:36 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 8
Views: 398
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Forum: USA & Canada
August 27th, 2006, 03:33 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 368
Views: 18,282
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
What is a "neutral" accent?
One in which all traces of the place origin of the speaker have
disappeared.
That's impossible. "Neutral" is always defined by the speaker, and all
accents are...
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Forum: Europe
August 27th, 2006, 03:33 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 400
Views: 7,076
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
What is a "neutral" accent?
One in which all traces of the place origin of the speaker have
disappeared.
That's impossible. "Neutral" is always defined by the speaker, and all
accents are...
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Forum: Europe
August 26th, 2006, 03:11 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 400
Views: 7,076
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
In most cases when someone is talking about "accent free speech"
they really mean their own accent which they don't perceive as
unusual and therefore aren't aware of.
I think I was the one who...
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Forum: USA & Canada
August 26th, 2006, 03:11 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 368
Views: 18,282
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
In most cases when someone is talking about "accent free speech"
they really mean their own accent which they don't perceive as
unusual and therefore aren't aware of.
I think I was the one who...
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Forum: USA & Canada
August 26th, 2006, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 368
Views: 18,282
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
Indian subcontinent English, isn't it?
I find that accent as difficult to understand as the Southern USA.
Caribbean English, mon?
If we accept that as an proper version of English, we might as...
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Forum: Europe
August 26th, 2006, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 400
Views: 7,076
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
Indian subcontinent English, isn't it?
I find that accent as difficult to understand as the Southern USA.
Caribbean English, mon?
If we accept that as an proper version of English, we might as...
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Forum: USA & Canada
August 25th, 2006, 07:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 368
Views: 18,282
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
so there are at least three
major dialects of English: UK, NA, Aussie/NZ.
a) Which type of UK english? What about cockney?
b) Wouldn't you like to include South African english?
If we...
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Forum: Europe
August 25th, 2006, 07:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 400
Views: 7,076
Bilingual in Europe versus USA
so there are at least three
major dialects of English: UK, NA, Aussie/NZ.
a) Which type of UK english? What about cockney?
b) Wouldn't you like to include South African english?
If we...
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Forum: Europe
August 25th, 2006, 07:25 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,290
Hotels in Bologna
As your examples showed, it must have something to do with the
context, i.e. the preceding and/or following vowels.
The rule is extremely simple and well defined, and has to do with the
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