In the late 1930s, surreptitious observers recorded conversations in English pubs, factories and resorts.

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Instead of speaking in plain English, they fill their conversations with overused jargon and buzzwords.

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The recording devices work in English, Spanish and other languages and automatically screen out conversations from television and radio.

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In plain English this is saying, these are internal White House conversations, they're protected by the protections that encompass the executive branch, therefore we don't have to hand these over.

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Conversations in Mandarin, Cantonese and a rich variety of accented English competed with the rhythmic beat of authentic Cuban jazz, courtesy of Roberto Santamaria and his band on tour direct from Havana.

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Even if justified by business necessity in these situations, an English-only policy should not be applied to casual conversations between employees when they are not performing job duties.

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