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Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is the complex-compound sentence. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes: Most writers worth their fingertip calluses begin as avid readers. We read books, magazines, and websites indiscriminately until we start to notice the w

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The Tesla Model S finished the first half of this year with 8% of the luxury car market in the U.S. The pricey PEV (Plug-in electric vehicle) outpaced such famous luxury car models as the Audi A8 and the BMW 7-series. What is striking is that Tesla,

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The Tesla Model S finished the first half of this year with 8% of the luxury car market in the U.S. The pricey PEV (Plug-in electric vehicle) outpaced such famous luxury car models as the Audi A8 and the BMW 7-series. What is striking is that Tesla,

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Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan being demolished

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Hi, everyone. Hows your day going? This morning, the Metro was loud, hot and crowdedagain. And the train driver kept stopping and starting so I lost my footing and bumped into someone. Ugh. I need a different way to get to work! But what? Oh, I know:

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