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February 4,
Chillax

There's more than one way to cross the ice! Originally uploaded by 2-Dog-Farm The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this photo of Lizzy (the dog) lying on a sheet of ice, was chillax. Chillax is a mix of the words "chill out" and "relax".

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November 1,
Leaves - Poem of the Month

Autumnal Carpet

How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,
Colours gleaming in the sun.

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October 1,
Lost in translation

(Quoted from Far Eastern Economic Review September 4, 1981.) Room Service: Morny, rune sore-bees.Hotel Guest: Oh sorry, I thought I dialled room service.RS: Rye, rune sore-bees. Morny. Jewish to odor sunteen?HG: I'd like some bacon and eggs.RS: Ow July then?HG: What?RS: Aches. Ow July then? Pry, boy, pooch ... .?HG: Oh, the eggs! How do […]

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September 28,
Emma Thompson - my new heroine

Actress Emma Thompson has spoken out against the use of sloppy language. She said: "We have to reinvest, I think, in the idea of articulacy as a form of personal human freedom and power." She also said: "There is the necessity to have two languages - one that you use with your mates and the […]

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September 27,
Dangerous Language

So, what's wrong with this sentence? "I see some [foreign investment funds] looking for returns of 20 or 25% at a time when fellatio is close to zero." In a very unfortunate gaffe during a TV interview, France's ex-justice minister Rachida Dati mixed up the words "fellatio" and "inflation", The French word for fellatio is […]

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May 29,
I speak good English.

Let's face it. English is changing.

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