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Newest words and phrases of 2008

le Mercredi 20 août 2008 à 09:09 par Matt

It’s been a while since the last vocab round-up so here goes : essential additions for the workplace and/or pub vocabulary for 2008 : SEAGULL MANAGER : A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves. ASSMOSIS : The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to [...] → Lire la suite

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Newest words and phrases of 2007

le Mercredi 02 janvier 2008 à 09:38 par Matt

The end of the year also means words additions to the dictionary. You know new words are added constantly, reflecting our use of the language - but… ever got to the front of a supermarket queue only to have a swipeout ? Maybe you’re more of a mouse potato who shops online or perhaps you’re never [...] → Lire la suite

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Washington Post’s mensa invitational

le Jeudi 15 novembre 2007 à 08:03 par Matt

The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners : 1. Cashtration (n.) : The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent… for an indefinite period of time. 2. Ignoranus : [...] → Lire la suite

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Vocab : “up”

le Mardi 23 octobre 2007 à 08:43 par Matt

There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is “UP”. It’s easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or toward the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meeting, why does a topic come [...] → Lire la suite

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