Now the IRS says the word "equivalent" doesn't include a Tax Court hearing.

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Although I always managed to find an English equivalent for each French word I translated, the whole thing seemed to crumble under its own weight when I attempted to reunite its constituent parts.

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They forward spurious data to others before taking a moment to reflect on its worth or check its validity - the equivalent of passing on some scuttlebutt by word of mouth, but this time to thousands across the world.

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No word if she's sent an equivalent check to Mr. Lunny, or the Inupiat.

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Orwell said that a long word should never be used when a shorter equivalent existed, and that redundant words should always be cut out.

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Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.

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Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or any kind of jargon if you can think of an English equivalent.

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Using social media and word of mouth, the company offered to match the purchase of every unit with an equivalent contribution of product for the victims of Sandy.

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