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eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 6 Dec 21

Adios! Au Revoir! Sayonara! Aloha! Tata! Paalam! The last word is in Tagalog, the Philippine national language. The word means good-bye! Do you know the etymology of good-bye? The word is actually a contraction of the phrase...

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Eugene Goodman - a name that bespeaks calm and courage under fire.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 12 Feb 21

The Senate of the United States, in a brief moment that showed its members clapping in unison, stood in ovation for a Capitol Police Officer by the name of Eugene Goodman. Footages of the infamous mob invasion of the Capitol...

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What word do you most commonly use for "butt"? The etymology of "tushy."

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Oct 19

One of my most brilliant therapeutic moments (as a child psychologist) occurred on an outing with a homeless 10-year-old gang-banger wannabe. He would "sing" his rap "songs," and I would say I don't like hearing those words in my...

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Language and Dialectical Differences

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 3 Aug 18

It's interesting to think about the differences between the meaning of words, even when people speak the same language. I am originally from the U.S., but I now live in England, and while I know a lot of the differences, a lot of...

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C U Next Tuesday

LilyLoretta @LilyBeBack (1994) • United Kingdom 23 Oct 17

It's the Marmite of swear words. I love it - the C-word, that is, not Marmite It really divides opinion. Many people see it as an insult to women, but I don't know if those people also feel that slang...

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Have you ever thought? Etymology of the word Disaster

haripriya @Hari101 (1123) • Chennai, India 30 Mar 17

The word disaster was derived from the french word "désastre" and old Italian "disastro" which itself is derived from Greek meaning "Bad star." The syllable Dis means bad and Ster means star. Since in the olden times the Greeks...

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Have you ever thought? Etymology of the word PHONY

haripriya @Hari101 (1123) • Chennai, India 22 Mar 17

The word phony was derived during the early British period. During the olden days, british thieves used to sell something called gilt ring which was called "Fawney" which is made of fake gold and sell them to people stating that...

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When news is "breaking", where do you turn?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 20 Mar 13

When you hear of an important news story what media do you turn to right away? Fox? MSNBC? The BBC? I am hoping for a wide range of sources in the answers so feel free to list more than one. By the way, why do you choose THAT...

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Origins of the word Kufiyah...

Emre1206 @Emre1206 (41) • Turkey 3 Jan 13

The Kufiyah of the arabs soon reached Europe and became Cuphia in low Latin, Escofia in Spanish, Cuffia in Italian, Escoffion in French, Curch or Coif in Scottish and it is told that it is also the origin of Kippa. What is the...

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Love & cultivate new words

Pushhyarag2000 @Pushhyarag2000 (1416) • India 17 Oct 11

Building a good vocabulary & paying a little attention to grammar are keys to good English. One way of increasing interest in new words and imprint them strongly in memory is to follow what is known as etymology [study of roots of...

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Have you ever checked the meaning of word DOCTOR?

consultrainer @consultrainer (4991) • India 27 Apr 10

Etymology -- meaning of words. According to the etymology of DOCTOR -- the one word which most of us consider with very high RESPECT is .... " to deceitfully alter .. " is it not surprising? The modern meaning of course is...

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Lingua franca- Do they evolve faster?

loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 26 Jan 10

When I was watchig spelling bee last year, a contestant was given a word to spell. The contestant asked the host "Its french right?", to which the host replied "It is of french origin its English now" I think we will all agree...

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Do you know the origin name of your country/city and where it comes from?

neelianoscet @neelianoscet (9615) • Philippines 22 Oct 09

Hi to all, I am just curious to know, Do you know what the origin of the name of your country or the places where you live from and it's meaning? I live here in Philippines and the origin of the word Philippines was derived from...

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Etymology, Language, Dialect

harshadod @harshadod (858) • India 29 Sep 09

It is interesting to know the evolution of words and their meaning. For example the word "Vulgar" meant common, multitude, crowd. Today we use it in an entirely different context. What do you think? How did so many dialects and...

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"Hard Freeze"

Paula1966 @Paula1966 (1102) • United States 23 Nov 08

Do you ever wonder about how certain phrases developed almost to the point of needing to research it so you can think about other things? My little bit of pondering last night was driven by the fact that it got down to 21...

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Bite me - what does it actually mean?

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 7 Nov 08

And this is a real question, because I don't have a clue. I understand from context that it is an insult, and I use it myself, but in Australia we have a similar thing which is "Go bite your b*m". Why does the American version...

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where does your name came from?

rlawliet @rlawliet (140) • Philippines 18 Jul 08

what i mean here is your username.. share the history of your name.. let me start first,.. rlawliet.. "r" there stands for the first letter of my name.. and "lawliet" is the real name of the greatest detective in the...

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For meanings and spelling which one do you use often, thesaurus or dictionary

bagumbayan @bagumbayan (2705) • Philippines 24 Mar 08

For me I used it both. I have both of them handy, at home and in the office. Dictionary you can see detailed meaning of the word you are using, prunounciation, spelling, etymology and the like. Thesaurus you can see the short...

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Poppet; small children are often refered to as a poppet and sometimes...

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 20 Jul 07

by extension a loved one but do you know the far from pleasant origin of this expression? all the best urban

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bands/rock bands name etymology or origin!

mdbpineda @mdbpineda (219) • Philippines 7 Mar 07

tell me some of the band and rock bands like: 1. DMX- It means dark man x! 2. Foo Fighters- The band get the name from world war 2 expression of flying fireballs they saw. 3. ABBA- The real meaning of abba is father but the...

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