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kjhgftgyui

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    Comment #963482

    But who then will protect us from tall people? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/26/kent_police_tall_exp...

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    Comment #963417

    But was Fadell going to create itunes, and run a brilliant marketing campaign to persuade people to pay 10x as much as an MP3 player from Walmart? Apple's (and Steve's) genius was …

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    Comment #963238

    A language is just a dialect with an army Luxembourgish is identical to the local German accent - but one is an official language while just over the border it's a dialect

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    Comment #963236

    It is a real effect. UK companies analyse which regional British accents are most trusted/most calming/etc before deciding where to put their customer call centres.

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    Comment #963213

    If they are consistent and understandable - Rastafarian use of 'Me' for 'I' makes sense and is consistent. Using 'bad' to mean 'good' probably isn't a good idea if you are an aircr…

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    Comment #963208

    Yes - if he had chosen to improve his British English he would be on the 20th floor. Or doomed to always play the villain in Holywood movies

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    Comment #962903

    And do it consistently - a lot of CEOs talk about this stuff. But then when it comes near the end of the financial quarter or a big customer asks for something, or there is a rumor…