Some people still swear they can read the English word "sex" in the fronds of the Coco-de-Mer palm tree that adorns the ten-rupee note issued by the island nation of the Seychelles.

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But in those days we waited until the next morning to read the printed word.

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Once it arrived, we used the touchscreen to zoom in and scroll across the document -- handy features for those who need to read word documents on the go, but don't want to rely on their tiny phone screen.

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That lets you read the text in attachments like Word and Acrobat files and see pictures in grayscale, like a BlackBerry on steroids.

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Tenn read every word that went into the magazine.

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Keough's Web site is in Spanish, and the VC can't read a word.

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At The News, it was a standing joke that the competing TV and radio stations read our stories word-for-word on air.

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Don't take our word for it however -- you can read the teardown for yourself at the source link below.

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Don't take our word for it, though, hit the link and read the whole thing for yourself.

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Imaging studies show that the best readers have the most brain activity in the rear, instant-word-forming area when they read.

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At his best in his communication of the written word, for years to come Catholics and other believers will be able to read his three encyclicals on faith, hope and love.

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