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Words from the Press 21st Jan 2012

Government reviews verdict, mulls amendments   Review   Review comes from the Latin word ‘Revidere’ which means ‘to see again’. Review means to go over something, again, with intent to see how it functions or to better its functionality by … Continue reading

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Words from the Press 17th Dec 2011

Schoolboy nearly strangled by abductor Strangle This word comes from the Latin word ‘Strangulare’ which means to choke, stifle, constrain. Strangle then came into the English language by way of French and its meaning today is to kill something by cutting off … Continue reading

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