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  2. This Is Why “W” Is Pronounced Double U and Not Double V - AOL

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    According to GrammarPhobia, this 7th-century problem was remedied by the symbol “uu,” which is quite literally a double-u. Next, in the 8th century, the “uu” symbol was replaced with the ...

  3. Patricia T. O'Conner - Wikipedia

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    Patricia T. O'Conner (born February 19, 1949) [1] is the author of five books about the English language.A former staff editor at The New York Times Book Review, [2] she has appeared regularly as a language commentator for WNYC [3] and Iowa Public Radio. [4]

  4. Johnny Depp Speaks Out About Online Scammers Pretending to Be ...

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    Johnny Depp is warning about ongoing social media scams targeting his fan base.. The actor, 61, wished his followers on Instagram a "Happy New Year" on Monday, Jan. 6, while also alerting fans ...

  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Best practices • Don't enable the "use less secure apps" feature. • Don't reply to any SMS request asking for a verification code. • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money.

  6. Tania Head: One of the biggest frauds in history pretended to ...

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    Photos of Tania Head and newspaper articles: Head's personal stories of surviving on the 78th floor of the south tower, encountering a dying man who gave her an inscribed wedding ring that she ...

  7. Shock site - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. Website intended to offend and/or disgust its viewers "LemonParty" redirects here. For the Canadian frivolous party, see Lemon Party. A shock site is a website that is intended to be offensive or disturbing to its viewers, though it can also contain elements of humor or evoke (in some ...

  8. Post-mortem photography - Wikipedia

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    Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.

  9. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Text from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde featuring one-sentence paragraphs and sentences beginning with the conjunctions "but" and "and". This list comprises widespread modern beliefs about English language usage that are documented by a reliable source to be misconceptions.