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Word in the news: diva

Last week, music lovers learned of the untimely death of celebrated pop and R&B singer Whitney Houston. Blessed with extraordinary vocal talent and marred by tumultuous personal struggles, Whitney will be remembered all around the world as the ultimate diva. The news coverage of her passing uses language that never once allows us to overlook [...]

Posted on: February 20 2012 | Posted by: | Comments: 0 | Categories: English in use | Tags: , , , ,

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