for instance, the reply is “De rien,” which means, “It was nothing.” In Spanish, a common response is “De nada,” which means, “It was nothing” as well. In the U.S., Americans even use the slang “No problemo,” a bastard...
a.A course of conduct or action:tried to take the easy way out of the mess he was in. b.A manner or method of doing something:several ways of solving this problem; had no way to reach her.See Synonyms atmethod. c.Used with a personal pronoun as the object of various verbs to ind...
5. Slang Strikingly good, effective, or skillful: a wicked curve ball; a wicked imitation. adv. Slang Used as an intensive: "a ... body suit, which she describes as wicked comfortable" (Nathan Cobb). [Middle English, alteration of wicke, ultimately from Old English wicca, sorcerer; see...
In early February 2016, after reading an article featuring a couple of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who were studying how the brain reacts to music, a woman felt inclined to email them. “I have an interesting brain,” she told them. EG, who has requested to go ...
No problem as an interjection of assurance is attested by 1963. No way as a colloquial expression meaning "it can't be done" is attested by 1968 (noway (adv.) "not at all, in no respect, by no means" is from c. 1300). No-knock (adj.) in reference to police raids without ...
The Riverbend facility apparently had a drug problem, and there were allegations the contraband made its way into the prison compliments of visiting family members.It was time for some riveting reality TV drama.The episode of The Squad: Police Prison entitled, Conspiracy, began with Tennessee ...
With nine immigrant families in London as research participants, they illustrated the emergent translanguaging practices of these immigrant children when using a popular social software WeChat, problematizing the idea of languages as discrete systems and thereby proving social media could facilitate trans...
“Bajo Los Escombros” offers a poignant look at the Palestinian struggle, crafted amidst the backdrop of conflict with contributions from musicians in Gaza and the voice of Murkus. “Jerga Platanera” dives into the linguistic intricacies of Puerto Rican and Dominican slang, while “El malestar...
The Dutch researchers carefully studied ten languages from around the world, including Siwu, which is spoken in Ghana, and an Australian Aboriginal language, as well as Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Mandarin Chinese.They analyzed tapes of recorded conversations for words that sounded like “huh?” ...
I don’t understand what your problem with them is. Perhaps you’d care to explain? Aidan: In my case, it’s not a matter of being modest, it’s simple accuracy combined with a sense of what he wants in the way of hyperpolyglots, which (as I understand it) doesn’t include me....