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Many of our grocery store chains are doing this across Canada.
7:00-8:00 AM for seniors and disabled. Bonus-we get the freshly stocked shelves.
Also promised no price gouging.
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Many of our grocery store chains are doing this across Canada.
7:00-8:00 AM for seniors and disabled. Bonus-we get the freshly stocked shelves.
Also promised no price gouging.
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Mel46 wrote:It was a casualty a long time ago. Heck, I have heard that 'Ebonics' is going to be the next big thing in English classes. I also know that there are some high schools that are turning out graduates who can't read and write proper English. These same graduates get turned down for jobs because they don't "represent what the business wants as personnel who interact with the public."
Being an ex Brit that has lived in America for a long time, most Brits don't know what Ebonics is.
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outlander wrote:
Mel46 wrote:It was a casualty a long time ago. Heck, I have heard that 'Ebonics' is going to be the next big thing in English classes. I also know that there are some high schools that are turning out graduates who can't read and write proper English. These same graduates get turned down for jobs because they don't "represent what the business wants as personnel who interact with the public."
Being an ex Brit that has lived in America for a long time, most Brits don't know what Ebonics is.
Never heard the word "ebonics" till this thread.
Will ask my butler, he'll know.
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I'm a Brit and have lived in the US for 32 years. First I have heard of it too! I was thinking Phonics! :)
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gn2 wrote:
outlander wrote:
Mel46 wrote:It was a casualty a long time ago. Heck, I have heard that 'Ebonics' is going to be the next big thing in English classes. I also know that there are some high schools that are turning out graduates who can't read and write proper English. These same graduates get turned down for jobs because they don't "represent what the business wants as personnel who interact with the public."
Being an ex Brit that has lived in America for a long time, most Brits don't know what Ebonics is.
Never heard the word "ebonics" till this thread.
Will ask my butler, he'll know.

I’ll ask the Queen if I see her out and about.
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