Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
08 June 20: Venography
venography: ‘injecting radioactive material into veins for medical examination’
08 June 19: Dyslexics
‘All dyslexics are not alike. According to new research, Chinese- and English-speaking people with the disorder have impairments in different regions of their brains. The findings shed light on the neurological basis of dyslexia and reveal fundamental differences in how brains process the two languages.’
08 April 1: Jubes
In the United States, Jujubes is the brand name of a particular type of candy, whereas in Canada the word is generic, and describes any of many similar confections.
08 March 17: Bleaching
‘The linguistic community applies the term ‘semantic bleaching’ to refer to a word that through high frequency of usage has lost its original meaning or intent’ (e.g., ‘indie’).
08 March 6: Language
According to the Oxford dictionary, ‘eye language’ is ‘the process of communication by the expression of the eyes.’
08 February 21: Obama
The average speaking speed for politicians making presentations is 120-125 words a minute. This compares with 170-180 words a minute in regular conversation. Barack Obama speaks as few as 110 words a minute.
08 February 17: Butter
The word butter comes from bou-tyron, which seems to mean ‘cowcheese’ in Greek.
08 February 15: -san
In Japanese, -san is a title of respect added to a name. It can be used with both male and female names, and with either surnames or given names. It can also be attached to the name of occupations and titles.
08 January 10: Chai
‘The word for ‘life’ in Hebrew is ‘chai.’ The two Hebrew letters that make up the word ‘chai’ are chet and yud. In Gematria (the numerical value of Hebrew letters), chet is equivalent to 8 and yud is equivalent to 10. So ‘chai’, chet and yud together, equals 18. Giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving ‘chai’ or life. Many people give money in multiples of $18 as presents to someone celebrating a birth, a bar or bat mitzvah or a wedding.’
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