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Hello, everyone. I'm writing an essay on the impact of commercial advertising on how children spell. I'd appreciate it if some of the members could send me fine examples of how marketers murder our language to push product. Some of the tings I'm thinking of are store/brand names (Toys 'R' Us...

You really won't get the poem unless you read it through to the end; please, do so. I held her hand tenderly And looked at her face: The picture of youth, The essence of grace. And on, And on, The day grew long. I read her a poem; I whispered a song. Her hand tight in mine...

I'm currently reading Turtledove's latest novel in the Great War/American Empire series, The Victorious Opposition. If you haven't read any of his books, he is an "alternate history" science fiction author, asking and answering all kinds of "what if?" questions. Many of his ideas are...

[Note: This story was written in response to a debate I had with someone about the "nature vs. nurture" argument.] I lifted the carefully-folded napkin from my plate and spread it on my lap. The white cotton napkin was thick and soft, but it was quickly forgotten as the waiter brought the...

Do we have any lawyers in the house? When do an author's intellectual property rights or copyrights expire? I believe someone once told me it was 90+ years, so that anything published in the 1800's and before is now public domain, but I'm not entirely clear on what the law is here. Thanks...