And sometimes they add letters. For instance, they might call the nearby Patapsco River the "Patapsico."

VOA: special.2011.03.07

"We'll go into a restaurant for instance and previously it was, 'Where can I sit with my back to a wall?

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

In this vein, I am particularly heartened for instance to see how Nigeria started a dedicated anti-trafficking police and prosecution unit.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

For instance, Stan is shirtless and ripples with muscles as he tends the goats on his dairy farm.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

For instance,he does not think women should defend their country and that men should protect their homeland.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

For instance, she says signs of improvement can be seen in places such as Tanzania and Rwanda.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

"We asked,for instance, how voters felt about some of his programs and again, they are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

Mr.Mousavi,for instance, would not have a chance to come to Press TV and talk.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

"So for instance, our relationships have been linked to lower blood pressure, better immune functioning, and even inflammatory processes that are implicated in a number of diseases."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"Like for instance, there was a young person who came to me some years back and he said that he wanted to start a solar energy business.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

"About 48 percent of this reduction was associated with improvements in risk factors, so for instance there was a reduction in blood pressure and total cholesterol, (and) in smoking."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

He tells his supporters that"the seed of divisions was planted centuries ago" as "our grandfathers were divided for instance to Greeks,Bulgarians,Serbs, and our fathers to communists" and ruling party members.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

For instance giving the prize to Mikhail Gorbachev for changing the world completely and now to President Obama who is contributing to improve the international climate, to strengthen the international bodies such as the U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"It will be interesting to see, perhaps in years and months to come, if what's happening right now with Amiri has anything to do for instance, with the three hikers who have been held in Iran for about a year now."

VOA: standard.2010.07.13