"No," you say,"it just can't be true! Who told you?" Comes the answer, "I got it by the grapevine."

VOA: special.2009.02.22

But the writer says it was his grandmother who really got him interested in this subject.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

"Yeah,it has to be South African." "I mean,we've got so many talented South African singers who can actually pull it off.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

She is Hepatitis B-positive. "My cousin,who was born in China, actually got very upset and said, 'Please don't talk about it.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Particularly employees who got them into this mess in the first place. I think it is an outrage."

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

we have to forgive those who sin." "It has got nothing to do with the pope.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

Yeah,and they always say, 'And they got it?'" A fitting tribute to Gibran who wrote, "In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter and joy."

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

and the Canadian-born comedian-actor calls it one of the most satisfying roles of his career: "The first time I saw it with an audience,the line 'but you are beautiful to me' got a gasp from the crowd who were so into the romance and the heart of it."

VOA: standard.2010.05.27