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Native English-speakers are still able to hear a whisper of the earlier, British English sense of mischievous fun in such phrases as funny money, and such oft-heard schoolyard complaints as “Freddy made fun of my lunchbox!”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Native English-speakers are still able to hear a whisper of the earlier, British English sense of mischievous fun in such phrases as funny money, and such oft-heard schoolyard complaints as “Freddy made fun of my lunchbox!”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

This was the oft-heard knock against Obama in 2008.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Obama Has No Choice but to Tap the Fat Cats Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011

I am admittedly not an evolutionary biologist, but before dismissing the case out of hand, and/or reacting with the oft-heard "religious fundamentalists are at it again" — as many of my secularist friends have — let us weigh the issue against the backdrop of church-state separation in the U.S.

2010 April - Telic Thoughts 2010

This was the oft-heard knock against Obama in 2008.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Obama Has No Choice but to Tap the Fat Cats Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011

Neither book supports the oft-heard boast that U.S. Stinger missiles were important or even decisive in the war.

Moscow vs. the Mujahideen Brian M. Downing 2011

Joblessness in the black community combined with the oft-heard sentiment that the president has "dissed" his most loyal base has been the subject of heated public discussion, most notably the Cornel West/Al Sharpton debate on MSNBC back in April.

Judy Lubin: Netroots Panel on Black Voter Turnout Sparks Debate Judy Lubin 2011

I am admittedly not an evolutionary biologist, but before dismissing the case out of hand, and/or reacting with the oft-heard "religious fundamentalists are at it again" — as many of my secularist friends have — let us weigh the issue against the backdrop of church-state separation in the U.S.

DeDora on Biblical "Myth" Language in Biology Textbooks 2010

The horrors of Unit 731 should be used as Exhibit A whenever the oft-heard postwar cry of “Japan was a victim too” is sung.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Biological Weapons Amnesia 2010

The research that I have done has convinced me that the recent, oft-heard rumors that markets in rare U.S. coins are very slow, and generally lack trades of exciting items, are just not true.

New Weekly Column: Coin Rarities & Related Topics : Coin Collecting News 2010