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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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