Nautis Project

A controversial research project is trying to trace all human language to a common root. Many scientists think that fully modern human language enabled a “great leap forward” 50,000 years ago. And because scientists surmise that language arose only once, they believe that before leaving Africa to colonize the world, all humankind spoke as one.read [...]

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Vice President Dick Cheney will serve as acting president briefly Saturday while President Bush is anesthetized for a routine colonoscopy, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Friday.read more | digg story

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Dear Dr. Quible, I recently stumbled upon your “Hyphen and Apostrophe Usage” document after searching Google for a solution to the timeless “up-to-date” grammar problem. I read and re-read your solution several times but it is not very clear.

Your solution:
A strategy that generally helps determine whether or not an expression should be hyphenated is [...]