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Dutch: English Expressions Unrelated to Dutch People

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Many of the Dutch expressions heard in American English were first used in England in the seventeenth century. That was a time of fierce naval competition between England and The Netherlands. At that time, the British used Dutch as a word for something bad, or false or mistaken.

Lekcja 10

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A Month in Brighton -

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  • sabotage - v. to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation ("The rebels sabotaged the railroad.")
  • sacrifice - v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person
  • sad - ad. not happy
  • safe - ad. away from harm or danger

The Story of Hamlet Waverer

THE STORY OF HAMLET WAVERER

PART I
Hamlet Waverer has just got back from Heilderberg, where he studied philosophy. He specialized in contemporary existentialism.

Arkusze maturalne z poprzednich lat

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Ham House and Petersham

The little church at Petersham is interesting on account of the memorial it contains to the memory of Vancouver, the discoverer, in 1792, of the island bearing his name, on the west coast of the North American continent.

What to See in England

Places worth visiting in England.

Staggering Discovery in Stonehenge

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Professor Augustus August is neither tall nor thin. In fact he is the exact opposite of both. His clean-shaven head is almost perfectly spherical and his round rosy face radiates energy, contentment and optimism.

Feel The Pinch: The Pains of Economic Trouble

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I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

In the Red: Better to Be in the Black

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Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock market.