When it comes from elected officials, vaulted executives or authority figures, a simple word choice can make all the difference.

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The devices are derided sometimes for being limited in their reliance on apps, but those apps can allow a user to accomplish a myriad of tasks, from simple word processing to completing business projects.

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If you're absolutely certain you're going to run only text-based word processors or spreadsheets on an IBM-compatible, or simple word processors and spreadsheets on a Mac, you can settle for a basic box with one megabyte of memory and a 40-megabyte hard drive.

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"A critical issue in this case, and it's a simple enough word, it's intent, " defense attorney Christopher Wright told the jury.

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His first tweet, a simple five-word, twenty-three character burst came at 12:20 PM EST.

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They could run only simple spreadsheets and word-processing software.

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" Soft skills include "the ability to work in groups and to make effective oral and written presentations" as well as "the ability to use personal computers to carry out simple tasks like word processing.

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Arabic is such a language that the simple addition of a mere letter to a word can completely change the entire meaning of it.

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As seemingly simple as it is to go to Merriam Webster Online, we once could and still can understand a word in its context.

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Given how every word for most conference calls is debated and fought for between executive management and attorneys, a simple declaration of error could only be allowed in the presence of demonstrable and continuing success.

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