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American Words Versus British Words

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The Show Went Down a Bomb!  Photo by Gareth Cameron. Differences in expressing ourselves can depend on culture and environment and on certain character traits that evolve as part of our national heritage. The influence of culture upon the variations in language used between America and Britain is raised in The Oxford Manual of Style. The (anonymous) author offers the following explanation: “Many Britons feel more at home with botanical than medical terminology, while many Americans feel the reverse, the result being that a Briton might have a “heart attack” while planting “antirrhinums” and an American would, more likely, have a “myocardial infarction” while planting “snapdragons.” On both sides of the Atlantic, the place where you can safely cross the road can be described as a pedestrian crossing. While Americans also use the word crosswalk, Brits frequently resort to the picturesque term “zebra crossing” signifying the crossing’s black and white stripes, or even “peli...

Alien Spacecraft - Fact, Hoax or Imagination

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This close encounter near a London airport suggests we are not alone. But the truth about what is actually out there is still up for debate. The term UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) was created by the United States Air Force in 1952, but before that, these strange phenomena were known as "flying saucers" due to their disc-like shape. While some of the so-called "sightings" are attributable to hoaxes, a percentage are not. Up to thirty percent are truly UFOs since experts are unable to identify them as belonging to the known world. This is not the same as saying they are aliens from another world or planet – that fascinating question is still up for debate.

Paranormal Eastbourne

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Paranormal Eastbourne Review by Lionel Fanthorpe, President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena – and a celebrity priest Monday, 04 July 2011. Paranormal Eastbourne by Janet Cameron, Published by Amberley Books PLC. Paranormal Eastbourne is everything the discerning reader would expect from an author of Janet Cameron's ability and experience.

Paranormal Brighton and Hove

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Paranormal Brighton and Hove The first book to explore, in depth, the complete range of paranormal phenomena reported in Brighton & Hove. Here you will find accounts of well-known hauntings, as well as many previously undiscovered locations.