Monthly Archives: April 2006

Dialect Survey Maps and Results

Below are the dialect maps, displaying what terms and pronunciations are used, and where they are used. http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html Some examples: What do you call the little gray creature (that looks like an insect but is actually a crustacean) that rolls … Continue reading

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Parents fake son’s death to get day off

WATERLOO, IA – Two people who police say conspired to get off of work for a few days by filing a fake obituary with a newspaper have been arrested. James Ralph Snyder, 36, and Mary Jo Elizabeth Jensen, 33, both … Continue reading

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