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  • If you have an Italian character say, "I'ma gonna break-a ever 'bone inna hissa body," it looks difficult to read and sounds to the reader's inner ear suspiciously like a caricature, even if it is a faithful reproduction of that character's heavy accent.

    Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

  • När det stormar med makt, hissa seglen i topp! det är 4 lustigt på stormande hav.

    Fritiofs Saga Esaias Tegn��r 1814

  • For Khusbir Singh Shaad, it was the Taj Mahal which became an inspiration as he garnered applause with "Yeh tera Taj nahin, hamari pagdi hai, yeh sar ke saath hi utregi, sar ka hissa hai ...."

    The Times of India 2010

  • For Khusbir Singh Shaad, it was the Taj Mahal which became an inspiration as he garnered applause with "Yeh tera Taj nahin, hamari pagdi hai, yeh sar ke saath hi utregi, sar ka hissa hai ...."

    The Times of India 2010

  • [+1] 09: 04 am - poetry month: hissa hilal [+2] 12: 26 pm - in which i cryptically taunt rockbirthedme [+10] 03: 36 pm - elon james!

    April 2010 2010

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