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A/E - Architect/Engineer; the design professional hired by the owner to provide design and design-related services. Activity - (1) A scheduling term (2) The smallest work unit within a project; the basic building block of a project. (see Project) ADA - The Americans with Disabilities Act which gives civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications. Addendum - (Addenda) Written information adding to, clarifying or modifying the bidding documents. An addendum is generally issued by the owner to the contractor during the bidding process and as such, addenda are intended to become part of the contract documents when the construction contract is executed. Additional Services - Services pro

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Gloria Graham Chapter one The delicate old lady with snow white hair sitting next to Pamela counting her prayer beads never missed a beat as the Jumbo Jet broke ground and darted upward. “Oh my,” she gasped. Her wrinkled face grimaced with fear. Pamela reached across the seat and patted the old woman’s shaking hand. “First flight?” she asked, trying to show a great deal of calm herself. The old lady nodded, never skipping a count on her beads! “Everything will be just fine, try to relax a little.” Pamela’s friendly smile captivated everyone she came into contact with and the shaking little old woman was no exception. She returned her smile a little reluctantly as she asked in her broken English, “Are you Catholic Mon Ami?” Pamela smiled realizing the old lady was very much a Frenchman. “Baptist,” she answered shaking her head, and smiling again as she said, “Same God.” With that the old lady nodded in agreement and continued her prayers. Pamela sat quietly looking out the wi

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David F. Dalton ddalton [at] academ01.chs.itesm.mx Chiapas, Mexico Background When I did my initial training as an E.F.L. teacher, one of the course tutors always described pronunciation as "the Cinderella of language teaching", i.e. she never got to go to the ball. By this he was referring to the often low level of emphasis placed on this very important language skill. We are comfortable teaching reading, writing , listening and to a degree, general oral skills, but when it comes to pronunciation we often lack the basic knowledge of articulatory phonetics (not difficult to aquire) to offer our students anything more than rudimentary (and often unhelpful) advice such as, "it sounds like this ; uuuh". There is also a tendency for us to focus on production as the main problem affecting our learners. Most research however, shows clearly that the problem is more likely to be reception - what you don't hear, you can't say. Moreover, if the "English&qu

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"If an argument or discussion CLEARS THE AIR" - it causes bad feelings to disappear".  "If information COMES TO LIGHT" - it means that it is discovered.  "If it GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN to do something" - it means that you would not normally do it because it is unusual or wrong.  "If people meet FACE TO FACE" - it means that they are in the same place together. "If someone BOWL SOMEBODY OVER" - it means that someone surprise or shock somebody. "If someone CHASES A DREAM" - it means that the person slowly moves forward attaining an important goal. "If someone CRASHES A PARTY" - it means that the person goes to a party without haven't been invited. "If someone CURLS UP AND DIE" - it means that the person withdraws from a situation because of sadness or embarrassment. "If someone DRIVES YOU CRAZY" - it means that the person irritates or annoys you.  "If someone is BENDIN

Confusing Words There are many words that sound similar but have different meanings and are spelled differently. Then there are other words that even sound exactly the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Here are some examples: 1) custom vs. costume: Custom refers to repetitive, traditional activities e.g. The celebration of the Day of the Dead is a typical Mexican custom. A costume is something that you wear e.g. The costumes in Shakespeare in Love are very well made. 2) loose vs. lose: Loose is the opposite of tight. It's an adjective. Imagine Michael Jackson in Pavarotti's clothes. Lose is a verb and refers to objects that have disappeared. Example: "I can't find my wallet, I have lost it." 3) guy vs. gay This one can cause a lot of confusion. The mistake normally occurs in writing only, because students know the difference in pronunciation between guy and gay. They also know the difference in meaning: guy

Actually Actually is similar to Spanish actualmente; however, actualmente is better translated with e.g. currently, as actually actually means in reality. Confusing, eh? embarrassed is not the same as embarazada. A translation for embarrassed could be apenado. In some situations it can be embarrassing to be embarazada, i.e. pregnant! realize should not be confused with Spanish realisar. When Mexican students use the English word realize, they normally use it meaning to say something like: to give an idea physical form. They mostly don't realize that realize also means that you become aware of something. approve is sometimes confused with aprobar:"Teacher, did I approve the exam?" aprobar means pass as in 'pass an exam', whereas approve means to agree to something. eventually is not the same as eventual(mente). Eventually could be translated with finalmente, as it means: in the end, in the long run. The Spanish cognate eventual is in meaning similar to Englis

The exotic roots of English vocabulary English has a rich store of vocabulary that originates in Ancient Greek and Latin and, more recently, in French. Greek gives us words like politics, telephone, ecology and drama, while Latin is responsible for agriculture, family, order and ambulance. Words derived from French include disease, patrol, riot and basket. As a member of the Germanic family of languages, English clearly has numerous words of Germanic origin, examples being house, honey, half and hair. But words have not only arrived in the English language from these most prominent sources. In everyday use we find hundreds of examples of words that have derived from some of the world’s smaller languages and from some exotic sources. Britain’s colonial history meant that its inhabitants journeyed to all four corners of the world and brought back terms and expressions for items and concepts that were unknown in their native islands. From the Indian sub-continent we have words as diver

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Burn one's boats/bridges - stake everything on success Or, more accurately, destroy one's own means of retreat should a venture fail - an occasional practice of some Roman generals to stiffen the resolve of their troops against the possibility of any such failure. Curiously, both expressions are recorded in English no earlier than the last 20 years of the 19th century. Burn the candle at both ends - exhaust oneself In the days when candles were a customary form of lighting, burning them at both ends was synonymous with wastefulness. The modern meaning is milder; in some contexts, it implies anxiety for someone's state of health rather than a criticism of his or her extravagance. Burn the midnight oil - sit up or work late, especially to study Midnight oil appears to have been coined by Francis Quarles (1592-1644) in his successful and popular Emblems (1635): 'We spend our midday sweat, our midnight oil, / We tire the night in thought, the day in toil'. ..

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Articles from About. Telephone English - Important Phrases There are a number of phrases and idioms that are only used when telephoning. Let's first take a look at an example dialogue: Here are the most common: Operator: Hello, Frank and Brothers, How can I help you? Peter: This is Peter Jackson. Can I have extension 3421? Operator: Certainly, hold on a minute, I'll put you through... Frank: Bob Peterson's office, Frank speaking. Peter: This is Peter Jackson calling, is Bob in? Frank: I'm afraid he's out at the moment. Can I take a message? Peter: Yes, Could you ask him to call me at . I need to talk to him about the Nuovo line, it's urgent. Frank: Could you repeat the number please? Peter: Yes, that's , and this is Peter Jackson. Frank: Thank you Mr Jackson, I'll make sure Bob gets this asap. Peter: Thanks, bye. Frank: Bye. As you can see, the language is rather informal and there are some important differences to everyday English

Not far from The Thinker stands Rodin's monumental masterpiece, The Gates of Hell, installed in the garden of the Museum in 1937. By a decree of 16 August 1880, Rodin received a commission from the Directorate of Fine Arts for a monumental door which was to be decorated with low reliefs inspired by The Divine Comedy of Dante. This door was intended for the planned Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris to be built on the site of the Cour des Comptes, demolished in 1871 (this site is now occupied by the Musée d'Orsay). The subject was probably suggested by Rodin for it is known that he admired Dante and used to keep a copy of his book in his pocket. He started to work feverishly in a studio specially allocated to him for the purpose at the Dépôt des Marbres in Rue de l'Université. His initial idea was a composition in panels similar to the Door of Paradise in the Baptistery of Florence by Ghiberti (1425-1452). However, he soon changed his mind about dividing the door into sec

The Hôtel Biron stands below the dome of the Invalides at 77 rue de Varenne. It is not located between a courtyard and a garden like most of the large houses in the Faubourg Saint-Germain, but is detached like a real château, surrounded by three hectares (7.4 acres) of grounds. The house was built between 1728 and 1730 by the architect Jean Aubert, who later designed the magnificent stables of the Château de Chantilly, and commissioned by Abraham Peyrenc de Moras, a wig-maker who had made his fortune through speculating in paper money. Although Peyrenc de Moras was one of the nouveaux riches, he demonstrated unerring good taste, calling on Aubert who created one of the masterpieces of rocaille architecture in this house. The beauty of the façades, the south pediment and the masks above the windows is equalled by the refinement of the internal decoration, particularly the skilfully carved panelling in the suite of five interconnecting rooms overlooking the grounds to the south. Fortu

Justinian’s Hagia Sophia is the one that stands today. It is an architectural intelligence and the first masterpiece in Byzantine architecture. It has been the largest cathedral for 1000 years until the Seville Cathedral was built. The church has a rectangular shape, and the square vast square nave measuring 31m (102ft) is covered with a central dome that is carried on four pendentives. The arcade around the dome is unbroken with 40 arched windows to bring the light inside. Excluding the two narthexes and the large atrium, the basilica measures 70 x 75 m (229 x 245 ft) . The atrium measures 48 x 32 m (157 x 106 ft) and the total length of the construction measures 135 m (442 ft). The narthex outside at the eastern part of atrium is enclosed, and the inner narthex is entered by 5 doors, and from this inner narthex there are 9 doors to the nave. The accesses to upper galleries are provided by ramps, which are traditional feature of Constantinopolitan church planning.