The first clue is in the language they use when discussing risk.

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"We were the very first musical to use that kind of language - and then there was the story's homosexual aspect, " says Avian.

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As many have said, the language trend that first started with email and later text messaging has been to use more abbreviations, and even symbols (emoticons or smiley faces) to convey ideas, emotions or context.

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The first to move east were the most international European companies, which tended to use English as their international working language regardless of their base.

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So where universities are building cultures around completion where first-generation college-goers and English-language learners and Pell grant recipients are graduating, we want to use Race to the Top resources to incentivize that behavior.

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