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Dictionary brings dying Beijing slang back to life
Mountain View Telegraph· 6 days agoIn fact, it's a humorous and euphemistic way of saying "to die" in the Beijing dialect. "I don't even know what lalagu is," said the Internet-savvy Beijing native, who prefers buzzwords like ...
What’s in a name? In Ireland, a host of letters that Americans find hard to pronounce - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoIn the case of Siobhán (pronounced shiv-AWN), the obvious failure with the attempted zinger is that...
Do you know the difference between ‘codger’ and ‘cadger’?
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoEnglish Etymology (2008); or you may have encountered him in his online incarnation as the Oxford...
I traveled on a double-decker train between France and Switzerland at 199mph. See inside the TGV...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAnything else?" Pete Syme/Business Insider I...school when I was 14. But thanks to that small...
Fact Check: Rumor Says 'Rock-a-Bye Baby' Nursery Rhyme Originated from Muskogee Tribe. Here's What...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRemember, John Newbery printed the poem in Mother Goose's Melody around 1765. Newbery's publication...
If AI is going to take over the world, why can't it solve the Spelling Bee?
Engadget· 7 days agoAI can now create images, video and audio as fast as you can type in descriptions of what you want....
'Strange philanthropist,' marching maestro join list of Tallahassee 200 history makers
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 days ago"Her control and mastery of English was so great and so graceful. It was a joy to hear her speak....
Today's Wordle hint and answer for Friday, June 14
Rock Paper Shotgun· 6 days agoNeed a hint for today's Wordle answer? Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? Wordle ...
