Etiqueta: word
Oxford English Dictionary couldn’t pick just one ‘word of the year’ por 2020
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The Oxford English Dictionary (LA EDAD) has been unable to name its traditional word of the year for 2020, instead exploring how far and how quickly the language has developed this year. "It quickly became apparent that...
Actor Dave Bautista offers $20,000 in case of manatee scraped with word ‘TRUMP’
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There is already a reward for information leading to the person or people responsible for writing "TRIUNFO" on a manatee in Florida, but actor Dave Bautista is taking it a step further. los "Guardianes de la Galaxia" ...
‘The only word I know to call it is hell’: Turpin sisters share the details of their family’s house of horror
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Jordan Turpin was 17 years old when she found herself crawling out of a window of her family's home, hoping to save the lives of her 12 siblings. For two years, she had been planning her escape after decades of unsp...
Afghan major who helped save US pilot begs Pentagon to ‘keep their word’ to protect his family and him
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Mohammed Naiem Asadi and his wife, Rahima, haven't slept well in days. They are too nervous to eat much. They are trying to keep their fear in check for their 4-year-old daughter. But their bodies sometimes betray t...
'América tiene talento’ winner is spoken word poet Brandon Leake
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The winner of the latest season of "América tiene talento" is poet Brandon Leake. Leake, who was the first spoken word performer on the show, was given the Golden Buzzer by Howie Mandel in an earlier round. He perfor...
Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 palabra del año
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"This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day in 2021," Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large, told The Associated Press ahead of Monday's announcement. "It really represents two...
Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2020 is pandemic-related (obviamente)
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London In case there was any doubt about what we'd remember 2020 por, Collins English Dictionary has helpfully reminded us -- opting to name "aislamiento" its word of the year. El término, a once-obscure noun that has wor...
Oxford dictionaries change ‘sexist’ and outdated definitions of the word ‘woman’
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Even the dictionary can be sexist and out of date, especially when it comes to how a "mujer" is described. A principios de este año, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "mujer" in its dictionaries, incluyendo el ...
Manatee harassment under investigation after the word ‘Trump’ was found on an animal’s back
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A reward is on offer for information that helps authorities find and prosecute whoever wrote "Triunfo" on a manatee's back. The manatee was discovered Sunday in Florida's Homosassa River with the President's name in ...
Biden wants to remove this controversial word from US laws
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It's just one small part of the sweeping immigration overhaul President Biden is pushing. But the symbolic significance is huge. Biden's proposed bill, if passed, would remove the word "alien" from US immigration la...
La reacción seria de un ex perro policía a la palabra "cocaína"’ rocas TikTok
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Un ex perro policía en Australia sacudió a TikTok con el recordatorio de que la policía nunca está fuera de servicio después de la reacción preocupada del cachorro al escuchar la palabra. "cocaína" se volvió viral. Davey Rutherford encendió recientemente u ...
He’s the most popular man on TikTok. And he doesn’t say a word
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When Italy first went into a coronavirus lockdown last year, Khabane Lame had just lost his job at a factory near the northern city of Turin. He spent his days holed up at his parents' home in Chivasso with his thre...
La junta federal aprueba por unanimidad el cambio de nombre 16 Sitios geográficos de Texas que incluían la palabra "negro"’
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Dieciséis ubicaciones geográficas de Texas con nombres como "Negro Creek" ya no incluirá el término "negro" siguiendo una decisión de una junta federal. La Junta de Nombres Geográficos de EE. UU. Aprobó por unanimidad una propuesta sobre T ...
‘Bipartisanship’ is a dirty word for Senate Republicans
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There was a time when the most liberal Republican in the Senate was to the ideological left of the chamber's most conservative Democrat. This is not that time. Y, judging from the latest bipartisan rankings from C...
Betty White tenía "dulce’ ultima palabra, ex coprotagonista dice
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La actriz Vicki Lawrence se pronunció luego de la muerte del amado ícono de la televisión, compartiendo recuerdos de cómo fue trabajar con su difunta amiga. Los dos coprotagonizaron "El show de Carol Burnett" y "Familia de mamá." "Bien, yo...
Piers Morgan accuses Meghan Markle of ‘downright lies’ in new interview: ‘I don’t believe a word she says’
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El primero "Buenos Días Gran Bretaña" anchor sat down with journalist Karl Stefanovic to discuss his ongoing feud with the Duchess of Sussex. The drama originated in 2015 when the 56-year-old began to communicate with th...