"I'm still very much French even though I've been in the U.S. for a while, " said Sophie Roux, 28, who has worked in finance in New York since 2006.

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With all the claims flying around, there were times when I just wanted the summer to go away, even though I've been bowling better than at any stage in my career in recent weeks.

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Even though I've have been married for 23 years, I always want to look nice for a quiet dinner at home with my husband.

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For the last several years, though, whenever I've been in Ohio I have noticed the highway signs with the unfamiliar names.

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Ms. SANDERS: Well, Farai, unfortunately, even though I'm rather tall, I've never been very coordinated so I probably am not going to go up against them in a battle.

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I'll tell you, though, the customers are pretty upset, we've been hearing them at the (checkout) registers.

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As people, they were warm and friendly, though they could've been telling me to take a flying leap and I wouldn't have known the difference.

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