"We'r e going to d iscuss this." An d up w e went. I' d spent th e n in e years sinc e her birth getting ready for thi s day, th e day we' d hav e th e conversation abo ut this horribl e word."How woul d you feel i f someon e m a d e fun of you for...
What was considered inappropriate speech 50 years ago is now common parlance (including a few Anglo-Saxon cuss-words); The language of people 200 years ago and more would barely be understood by many if they had to read a long tract of 18th-19th century English today. Take a look at the...
I have a verbally abusive wife, who accuses me of being physically abusive, and makes a big show in front of the kids as if I am. However, I have not been physically or verbally abusive to her. I have protected myself, and maybe answered back once or twice with an insult after bein...
The Danish like their meat, especiallypork. For special occasions, many will prepare pork in a special way that makes the skin salty and brittle – calledflæskesteg(pronounced something like “FLESS guh sty“). Other typical foods includeopen-faced sandwiches on rye bread. And you’ll fin...
Dr. Richard Stephens, senior lecturer in psychology at Keele University in the UK, explained to one of his students that when you utter a curse word or do something similarly unacceptable, your body releases adrenaline, the fight or flight hormone. This small boost of adrenaline makes you feel...
but it’s a nightmare for computing systems to understand mixed languages. On this podcast with Kalika Bali and Monojit Choudhury, we discuss codemixing and the challenges it poses, what makes codemixing so natural to people, some insights into the future of human-computer interaction an...
Vexation of spirit is a waste of time Negative thinking, don't you waste your thoughts Verbal conflict is a waste of word Physical conflict is a waste of flesh People will always be who they want And that's what really makes the world go round Unconditional love is scarce. — Damian Mar...
I think it’s also worth noting that kids often use a lot of faulty thinking to justify their behavior. In other words, they think that if they perceive someone as being mean or if they see something as being unfair, that makes it okay to be hurtful towards the offender....
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Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow. Fellow An equal in power, rank, character, etc. It is impossible that ever RomeShould breed thy fellow. Fellow One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male. When they be but heifers of...