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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As you probably
know, that redoubtable pamphleteer, Henricus Viduafilius, surnamed Flatus
Magniloquens (flourished late 20<SUP>th</SUP> century), has done his usual act,
this time in <U>Applied Linguistics</U>. Even the nervous editors see it won’t
do, so I have written a riposte in the form of a corpus analysis, and a critical
one too! I believe the paper will amuse YOU! Good fun!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">RdB in
Arabia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">P.S. At least until
September, my e-mail address will be<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
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