The opening paragraph Paragraful iniţial The opening paragraph is often only a simple sentence. It is introductory in nature and frequently refers to a previous letter, or course of dealings. It should always be courteous, but it should also set … Read More
A scratchcard (also called scratch off, scratch game, scratch ticket, scratcher or scratchie) is a small piece of card where an area has been covered by a substance that cannot be seen through, but can be scratched off. Under this … Read More
Many Internet Explorer add-on toolbars monitor the user’s activity. When installed and run without the user’s consent, such add-ons count as spyware. Here multiple toolbars (including both spyware and innocuous ones) overwhelm an Internet Explorer session. A piece of spyware … Read More
Basketball positions in the offensive zone Although the rules do not specify any positions whatsoever, they have evolved as part of basketball. During the first five decades of basketball’s evolution, two guards, two forwards, and one center were used. Since … Read More
Mobile phone spam Mobile phone spam is directed at the text messaging service of a mobile phone. This can be especially irritating to consumers not only for the inconvenience but also because they sometimes have to pay to receive the … Read More
Confirmation of delivery Confirmare de livrare 20 July 1990 Dear Sirs, We thank you for your consignment of 26 June which arrived this morning within the required time and in good condition. The invoice and the goods tally perfectly. We … Read More
New sites do not need to be “submitted” to search engines to be listed. A simple link from an established site will get the search engines to visit the new site and spider its contents. It is rarely more than … Read More
Language identification is the process of determining which natural language given content is in. Traditionally, identification of written language – as practiced, for instance, in library science – has relied on manually identifying frequent words and letters known to be … Read More
Another hold ’em variant is Omaha hold’em. Each player is dealt four cards to his private hand instead of two. The betting rounds and layout of community cards is identical to Texas hold ’em. At showdown, each player’s hand is … Read More
The same advertising techniques used to promote commercial goods and services can be used to inform, educate and motivate the public about non-commercial issues, such as AIDS, political ideology, energy conservation, religious recruitment, and deforestation. Advertising, in its non-commercial guise, … Read More
Request for assistance Cerere de asistenţă 1. I should be grateful if you would kindly assist him/her by introducing him/her to some friends of yours. 2. Could you give him/her an introduction to any one who might be interested/afford him/her … Read More
