This & That, Ceci et Cela

Just because men have one, doesn't mean they have to be one.

Skinless/peeled is better

The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can only be propagated only by the hand of man. Its prize possession is a terminal crown of large leaves and a hanging cluster of fruits. The banana is ...

1- A form of speech that mixes German with English. Describes language based on German grammar that includes a jumble of English and pseudo-English idioms, or vice versa, causing great distress to Deutsch linguistic purists. Widely used in German advertising in a desperate(?) attempt to come off as modern even when there are German words that would suffice. E.g "der computer" as ...

A post on Naijablog got me to thinking about how some things are theoretically the same but resonate differently across the world... Take for instance, the art of celebration, which brings me to our WOTD (word of the day): Owambe /o-wamn-beh/ n. Popular terminology used in Nigeria to refer to big parties. derived from the ...

WOTD (Word Of The Day) Arabizi n. 1- A form of speech that mixes Arabic with English. It is widely used among Jordan's Western-educated elites, invoking the wrath of language purists and exposing a widening social and economic gap in the small kingdom. Signifying a combination of Arabic and "Inglizi" (English in Arabic) in speech, it is also a means of expression for many young Jordanians who have been educated abroad ...

WOTD (Word Of The Day) Billet-doux n. /bil-ay-DOO/, plural billets-doux /bil-ay-DOO(Z)/: A love letter or note. http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2005/11/29.html Interesting proverb: "Reculer pour mieux sauter" = "Move/step backwards to leap forward better". Also used sarcastically when someone is procrastinating... Therefore mieux, here, doesn't really refer to the 'quality' of your jump. But rather to its inevitability.