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The long and the short of it. (Language).(trends in language and speech)
AS LETTERS (snail mail) have given way to faxes and the telephone has at once been partly replaced by e-mail yet rendered omnipresent in the form of the mobile phone, the words we use to communicate (excepting text messages, about which I know nothing) become longer and their combinations less direct. This strikes me as a weird paradox.
LONGER WORDS
IT'S HARD TO KNOW what impels people to substitute long words for shorter in common speech (unless they feel, consciously or not, that it appears learned), but its increase has been noticeable in recent years. Americans, in particular the US military-industrial complex, are masters of jargon and ...
- Retailers battle for Pitt Street.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence July 21, 2003 700+ words
...Upmarket retailers are vying for rare spots in Sydney's Pitt Street Mall, the dearest retail space in Australia. Fashion outlets...battling to retain their long-held positions, as former Pitt Street Mall retailers and newcomers worry about expiring leases...
- A Shack to the system; Glasgow's Pitt Street venue has been transformed from...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) January 6, 2001 700+ words
...the presence of the beautiful, ancient place of worship on Pitt Street in Glasgow. For many years, the grand pillars and ornate...city centre haunt. Amen to that. PUBlines The Shack, 193 Pitt Street. Glasgow. G2 4DT Tel: 0141 332 7522 Open: Tuesday-Saturday...
- The Barcel Group has brokered the sale of 85-87 Pitt Street on the Lower East...
- Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly April 30, 2008 700+ words
The Barcel Group has brokered the sale of 85-87 Pitt Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The property is...parties in this transaction. The seller was 85-87 Pitt Street Realty Corp. and the buyer was a private Manhattan investor...
- Pitt Street still one of the world's top 10.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence September 22, 2009 700+ words
...ABIX via COMTEX) -- A report from Cushman & Wakefield shows that rent charges for retail premises in Sydney's Pitt Street Mall have held up well amid a difficult trading environment. Rents have fallen by just 3.2 per cent in 2009, to an average...
- City braces for mall king's Pitt Street plan.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence February 16, 2006 700+ words
...Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian shopping centre developer Westfield Group has unveiled its plans for the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney's CBD. It has acquired the Centrepoint Tower, Australian Taxation Office building, Imperial Arcade and...
- Pitt Street types rediscover the art of farming.
- Newspaper article from: Australasian Business Intelligence August 20, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Jonathan Chancellor Aug 20, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A number of Australian executives and financiers are investing in rural property in mid-2006. Ongoing consolidation among farm operators means that there are fewer land holdings but of a much larger size. The
- Manhattan: Pitt Street - Stanton Street
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Manhattan: Pitt Street - Grand Street
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery Sperr, Percy Loomis,1890-1964--Photographer January 1, 1934 700+ words