eAlmanac | A Unique Online Reference Source » Linguistics http://www.ealmanac.com A whole new association Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 D-Bag (Insult) http://www.ealmanac.com/3845/letters/d-bag-insult/ http://www.ealmanac.com/3845/letters/d-bag-insult/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:58:19 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=3845 http://www.ealmanac.com/3845/letters/d-bag-insult/feed/ 0 Curveball (question) http://www.ealmanac.com/3425/shapes/curveball-question/ http://www.ealmanac.com/3425/shapes/curveball-question/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:03:00 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=3425 A “curveball” is an unexpected question.

]]> http://www.ealmanac.com/3425/shapes/curveball-question/feed/ 0 The Six Official Languages of the United Nations http://www.ealmanac.com/1798/numbers/the-six-official-languages-of-the-united-nations/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1798/numbers/the-six-official-languages-of-the-united-nations/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:18:58 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=1798
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • English
  • French
  • Russian
  • Spanish
    • ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1798/numbers/the-six-official-languages-of-the-united-nations/feed/ 0     The N-Word http://www.ealmanac.com/1471/letters/the-n-word/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1471/letters/the-n-word/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:37:49 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/letters/the-n-word/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1471/letters/the-n-word/feed/ 0 The Eleven Official Languages of South Africa http://www.ealmanac.com/1303/numbers/the-eleven-official-languages-of-south-africa/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1303/numbers/the-eleven-official-languages-of-south-africa/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:36:32 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/the-eleven-official-languages-of-south-africa/
  • Afrikaans (Afrikaans)
  • English
  • Ndebele (isiNdebele)
  • Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa)
  • Southern Sotho (Sesotho)
  • Swati (siSwati)
  • Tsonga (Xitsonga)
  • Tswana (Setswana)
  • Venda (Tshivenḓa)
  • Xhosa (isiXhosa)
  • Zulu (isiZulu).

    • Source:  Wikipedia.

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1303/numbers/the-eleven-official-languages-of-south-africa/feed/ 0     U and Non-U Pronunciation http://www.ealmanac.com/644/letters/u-and-non-u-pronunciation/ http://www.ealmanac.com/644/letters/u-and-non-u-pronunciation/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:55:04 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/letters/u-and-non-u-pronunciation/ http://www.ealmanac.com/644/letters/u-and-non-u-pronunciation/feed/ 0 R-less Speech http://www.ealmanac.com/643/letters/r-less-speech/ http://www.ealmanac.com/643/letters/r-less-speech/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:42:31 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/letters/r-less-speech/ http://www.ealmanac.com/643/letters/r-less-speech/feed/ 0 Seven Dirty Words http://www.ealmanac.com/594/numbers/seven-dirty-words/ http://www.ealmanac.com/594/numbers/seven-dirty-words/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:51:15 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/seven-dirty-words/
  • C********r
  • C**t
  • F**k
  • M**********r
  • Piss
  • S**t
  • T**s

    • As we here at eAlmanac strive to create a family-friendly site (please read our Editorial Policy), we have chosen to obfuscate six of the seven words. (Unlike Network Solutions [see quote below], we have determined that ‘s**t’ is bad, but that ‘piss’ is not.) The fact that we have chosen to block out six of the seven words—though we believe that most adults and many teenagers can probably figure out the obscured words—can be seen as an ironic statement about Mr. Carlin’s theories on censorship over two decades since he first voiced them. Or it can be seen as proof that while society has become more permissive over the past several decades, there are still some standards of decency and decorum.

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    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/594/numbers/seven-dirty-words/feed/ 0     Four-Letter Word http://www.ealmanac.com/593/numbers/four-letter-word/ http://www.ealmanac.com/593/numbers/four-letter-word/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:35:36 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/four-letter-word/ http://www.ealmanac.com/593/numbers/four-letter-word/feed/ 0 F-Word http://www.ealmanac.com/586/letters/f-word/ http://www.ealmanac.com/586/letters/f-word/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:09:29 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/uncategorized/f-word/ The “f-word” is a euphemism for a vulgarity, usually, “f**k.”

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/586/letters/f-word/feed/ 0     FAQ http://www.ealmanac.com/441/letters/faq/ http://www.ealmanac.com/441/letters/faq/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:34:16 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/letters/faq/ FAQ stands for “frequently asked questions.”  It typically appears on Web sites to provide answers to commonly asked questions from users.

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/441/letters/faq/feed/ 0     NSFW http://www.ealmanac.com/370/letters/nsfw/ http://www.ealmanac.com/370/letters/nsfw/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:59:19 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/letters/nsfw/ “NSFW” is Internet slang for “Not Suitable for Work.”  It is used as a polite warning to indicate that the contents of link or message is not appropriate to be opened or played at work.

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/370/letters/nsfw/feed/ 0     F—in’ A (Vulgar Expression) http://www.ealmanac.com/269/letters/f-in-a-vulgar-expression/ http://www.ealmanac.com/269/letters/f-in-a-vulgar-expression/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:46:47 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/letters/f-in-a-vulgar-expression/ http://www.ealmanac.com/269/letters/f-in-a-vulgar-expression/feed/ 0 F-Bomb http://www.ealmanac.com/217/letters/f-bomb/ http://www.ealmanac.com/217/letters/f-bomb/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:54:22 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=217 http://www.ealmanac.com/217/letters/f-bomb/feed/ 0