000 languages in the world, and half of the world's population speaks only 10 of them. English is the single most dominant of these 10.1British colonialism initiated the spread of English across the globe; it ha
Nowadays, a bone-crushing handshake is seen as admirable in the United States and U.K., but in much of the East, particularly the Philippines, it is seen as a sign of aggression -- just as if you gave any other part of a person's body a hard squeeze! 5. To Shake or Not to Sh...
Also, as resident tour guide and ambassador for exchange students at my school, I’ve discovered North African fusion music from Selima, learned German slang from Henrike, and helped Saidimar prepare his Mr.Sulu campaign, a regional pageant in the Philippines. It became clear that the English...
Slang as a Social Dialect "If your kids are unable to differentiate among anerd('social outcast'), adork('clumsy oaf') and ageek('a real slimeball'), you might want to establish your expertise by trying these more recent (and in the process of being replaced) examples of kiduage:thick...
(tr)motor racingslangto crash (a car) noun the act or an instance of shunting a railway point electronicsa low-resistance conductor connected in parallel across a device, circuit, or part of a circuit to provide an alternative path for a known fraction of the current ...