Indonesian Expressions Menurutpendapatsaya... : In my opinion... Setahu saya... : As far as I know... Tidakmengherankanbahwa... : It is not surprising that...
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- A man only known by the name Alexander was attacked and beaten, as well as arrested for writing on his Facebook that God doesn't exist.
- Indonesia is home to some of the rarest creatures in the world, including miniature deer, the komodo dragon, fish that climb trees to catch insects and spiders that catch and devour small birds in giant webs.
- Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to visit Indonesia.
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Word of the Day 25-01-12
HYPERBOREAN (adjective):
Of or relating to the Arctic or the people who live there.
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EXTENUATE (Verb):
To mitigate, lessen the seriousness of something by partially excusing it.
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INDITE (verb):
To write down or compose.
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The Atlas of True Names: the etymology of place names For those interested in etymology (the study of where words come from), this is a fantastic resource. At first glance it may look like a standard atlas, but take a closer look at the names of places and you'll see that the map doesn't show the modern-day names, but the modern English translation of where the name came from. For example, San Francisco is marked "St. Little Frank One", New York is "New Yew Tree Village", Philadelphia is "Sibling Love", and so on... Read More
Anglish – English without all the borrowed words The English language has historically borrowed words heavily from other tongues (known as loanwords), and is part of the reason why we have such a rich vocabulary compared with every other language on the planet. England had cultural contact with many other races and tribes throughout its history – for example the Roman, Viking and Norman invasions brought Latin, Norse and French to Britain, respectively... Read More
I can has academia? A thesis on "lolspeak" There are some who would think that your internet privileges should be revoked should you never have run across lolcats – photos of cats, often in humorous positions, captioned in what seems like a rudimentary form of English. One of the most famous lolcats, rather overweight specimen of a cat, bears the caption "I can has cheezburger?", which helped spawn not only a plethora of other lolcat images, but also the website icanhascheezburger.com (which has just celebrated its five-year anniversary), where people can submit their own... Read More
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