This feature makes English fairly adaptable – which is a good thing for a world language – but it causes irregularity in spelling and pronunciation. I: English spelling baffles me, too.P: English also has the largest vocabulary. Often there are words for the same thing, one is Anglo-Saxon...
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They say that the release of the three who are prisoners of war of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) will be a positive move for the peace talks between the GPH and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).Hors de combat is a French term meaning “outside the fight...
It was just not life. As I had seen it, wanted it, and was planning for it. What I knew, but did not count in was that life, rarely, happens by your will and control. It is simple really. Everything happens for you. Not to you. It happens at the right moment – not too soo...
After going out and buying a bunch of pet supplies and getting them ready at home, I made my way over to the pet shop and picked him up. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mishka. Mishka, Russian name meaning “little bear” or “gift from God”; in Hindi it means “gift of love”; in ...
Ambica, where women dance gracefully in circles sometimes also using, ‘Bedu, Kanjari’ or just ‘Taali’ and ‘Chapti’. The word Garba is derived from the word Garba Deep meaning a lamp inside a perforated earthen pot. The light inside the perforated earthen pot symbolized the embryonic ...
'ami' is a bangla word meaning 'me'. did u chose the handle knowing that? → Reply » » » » » rmn 9 years ago, # ^ | 0 No, I didn't know that. It's just the way my wife calls me sometimes. I don't think it has a meaning in my language. But you kn...
Reposted on the anniversary of the assassination of Rev. King. MB This will be a very short diary. It will not contain any links or any scholarly references. It is about a very ...
going well; going smoothly. Possibly of Hindi origin via the British army, from "Tik hai, babu!" which means "Good, sir!" A song called "Everything IsTickety-Boo" was recorded by Danny Kaye in the filmMerry Andrew. See more words with the same meaning:British, UK slang (list of)....
Janani pushed her palms on the floor and moved. Her mom and Parimala looked at the small human with joyful surprise. “It is going to be hard to explain all this to the doctor, right?” said Parimala, not taking her eyes off the baby. “Hmmm” said Ambujam, “Swaddle Janani, maybe...