BBC - h2g2 - Puns and Other Word Play - A592643

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Redefinition Wordplay

One does not need to play on the pronunciation, or spelling of a pun at all. Sometimes, a clever redefinition of a word can be considered a pun. These are sometimes referred to as Daffynitions. For example, ' ( Read more... )

At times the job of a saibanin can be real murder | The Japan Times Online
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BILINGUAL: KEYES' POINT

At times the job of a saibanin can be real murder

By MICHAEL HOFFMAN

Reiko glances nervously about her. She's never been in a saibansho (裁判所, courthouse) before. The sixth floor, the yobidashijō (呼び出し状, summons) had said. She looks around for an elevator ( Read more... )

Hartz-IV-Debatte: Westerwelle: Bin kein Rechtspopulist - Inland - Politik - FAZ.NET
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Hartz-IV-Debatte
Westerwelle: Bin kein Rechtspopulist

Von Günter Bannas, Berlin

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F.A.Z.-Gespräch mit der Kanzlerin: Merkel: Westerwelle hat Reformdebatte unnötig erschwert - Inland - Politik - FAZ.NET
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F.A.Z.-Gespräch mit der Kanzlerin
Merkel: Westerwelle hat Reformdebatte unnötig erschwert


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FAZ.NET-Frühkritik: Westerwelles Windmühlen - Medien - Feuilleton - FAZ.NET
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FAZ.NET-Frühkritik
Westerwelles Windmühlen

Von Nils Minkmar


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FAZ.NET-Frühkritik: Westerwelles Windmühlen - Medien - Feuilleton - FAZ.NET
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FAZ.NET-Frühkritik
Westerwelles Windmühlen

Von Nils Minkmar


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Hartz-IV-Debatte: „Westerwelle ist ein Zyniker“ - Inland - Politik - FAZ.NET
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Hartz-IV-Debatte
„Westerwelle ist ein Zyniker“


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Nach Westerwelles Hartz-IV-Vorstoß: FDP will Debatte versachlichen - Inland - Politik - FAZ.NET
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Nach Westerwelles Hartz-IV-Vorstoß
FDP will Debatte versachlichen


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Tiger Woods, Ray Gosling - what are the legal implications of their confessions? - Times Online
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From The Times

February 25, 2010Tiger Woods, Ray Gosling - what are the legal implications of their confessions?

Simon McKay

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Lay judges off to solid start | The Japan Times Online
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Lay judges off to solid start

Legal system gets a positive jolt from citizen participation
By SETSUKO KAMIYA

Staff writer

It's been roughly a half year since the first lay judge trial, and many in the legal profession agree the new criminal trial system has gotten off to a smooth start, and the ( Read more... )