ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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Now don’t think the parents are left out because there are bars and lounges for them. To start there is the sports bar 687‚ the champagne bar Pink‚ Currents which is another bar‚ a bar named Waves. The bars named Meridian‚ District Lounge‚ and Bon Voyage are also there. Now there are lounges like The Cove Cafe which is an adult only lounge and a cocktail lounge called Skyline. Other places are the Vista Cafe and the dance and comedy club‚ Evolution. To sum it up‚ there is much to do on the this
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German Loanwords The German language has provided English with a huge inventory of words‚ many of them pertaining to music‚ science‚ and politics‚ thanks to the influence of German-speaking people on those areas of human endeavor. Here are some of the more useful German terms borrowed into English. 1. Achtung (“attention”): an imperative announcement used to obtain someone’s attention 2. Angst (“anxiety”): a feeling of apprehension 3. Blitz (“lightning”): used only literally in German‚ but in
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Car Accessories: Must Haves for the Family Car All aboard! Is your family car ready to accommodate all of you for a long trip? Many families travel together. Be it going to grandma and grandpa’s house or perhaps leaving for an out-of-town trip‚ our family car will always be useful to us. However‚ there are things that our family car must have to keep our long travel comfortable‚ safe‚ and fun. Here are some car accessories that transform your ordinary trip to a special one. Parents will definitely
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of English‚ which is different. This poem ridicules the Indian functions and the funny behaviour of Indian speakers. The poem is about a send-off party to Miss Pushpa‚ who goes to abroad. Her colleagues have gathered at one place to wish her bon voyage. One speaker‚ through whom the poet ridicules the Indian culture and language‚ speaks the whole poem. The character of Miss Pushpa The speaker‚ throughout the poem‚ talks about Miss Pushpa and slowly reveals her character. The opening lines
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per share of Ragan stock. To accomplish this‚ Dan has gathered the following information about some of Ragan’s competitors that are publicly traded: Blue Ribband Motors Corp- EPS=$1.09 DPS=$.16 Stock Price=$15.19 ROE=11.00% R=14.00% Bon Voyage Marine Inc.- EPS=1.16 DPS=.52 Stock Price=12.49 ROE=14.00% R=19.00% Nautilus Marine Engines- EPS=(.32) DPS=.54 Stock Price=23.05 ROE=N/A R=18.00% Industry Average- EPS=$.64 DPS=$.41 Stock Price=$16.91 ROE=13
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.................12 III. Les causes des succès du tourisme culturel français........................................13 III. 1 Une abondance de richesse ............................................................................13 III. 2 Un bon environnement économique ..............................................................14 III. 2. 1 Sur le plan mondial
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Décembre 8 et 9 Jour 1 et 2 Nous sommes parties d’Atlanta le huit décembre à sept heures vingt du soir. Dans l’avion‚ nous avons regardé un film comédie‚ Office Space. C’était excellent et très cool. Puis‚ j’ai dîné mais Emily a dormi pour cinq heures! J’ai mangé du bifteck‚ une pomme de terre‚ et du riz avec l’eau. C’était très dégoûtant ! Je déteste la nourriture d’avion. Enfin‚ nous sommes arrivées à Paris à neuf heures et demie ce matin. Nous avons trouvé nos valises et puis nous avons pris
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Restaurant team/Dining Room Department‚ ensuring proper guest service is provided. Responsible for guest’s dining assignment. Restaurant Hostess - Meets and greets guests at the entrance of the dining room/restaurant and is responsible for Bon Voyage
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Christopher Columbus was on his fourth voyage and he was looking for a way to China. That’s when he came across the country named Panama‚ which stretches only 60 miles‚ where he found Indians who had tons of gold. But he was looking for a way to China so he sent his brother Bartholomew to search for more gold. At first Indians were willing to lead the Spaniards to the gold‚ but eventually they got tired and led the Spanish back to the coast. When the Indians did this they were abused. Eventually
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