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February 1, 2004

Under the trees

In spring, students beg their teachers to hold class outdoors. British Telecom recently asked people where they would be most productive. Results: 37% said the beach, followed by park benches, mountain tops or their own back garden. Four percent said they would be happy working from their bed. From the BBC

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English teachers rejoice

If you misspell (mispell?) words on Ebay, you lose business. Nobody can find your items. Some have picked up bargains, because misspellings meant fewer bids. From Seattle Post-Intelligencier.

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