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Auld Reekie

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October 23rd 2006
Pronounced Ed-in-burra, with the “burra” part very cut off; don’t drag out “burr”. This is just a lesson for the folks back home. The Scottish roommate had to correct both the chilly guy and my pronunciations all last week. How to describe the city? If you took away the cars, signs and the few modern buildings, you could have no problem thinking you actually went back in time. The c ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more