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The English semantic field for "face" words meaning "prestige; honor" is smaller than the corresponding Chinese field. English face meaning "prestige; honor, respect, dignity, status, reputation, social acceptance, or good name. The "lose" verb in "lose face" means "fail to maintain", while the "save" in "save face" means "avoid loss/damage".
The greater potential for loss of face requires greater redressive action. If the potential for loss of face is too great, the speaker may make the decision to abandon the face-threatening acts completely and say nothing. The number next to each strategy corresponds to the danger-level of the particular face-threatening act.
Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" is an expression used to describe a needlessly self-destructive overreaction to a problem: "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face" is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more than the object of one's anger.
Ozempic face is a term coined by Frank to describe how the faces of patients who lose a lot of weight quickly on weight loss medications may become sagging and even look older. This is because the ...
Since people frame the situated meaning of "face" and enact "facework" differently from one culture to the next, the theory poses a cross-cultural framework to examine facework negotiation. It is important to note that the definition of face varies depending on the people and their culture and the same can be said for the proficiency of ...
Kai Cenat, who popularized the word rizz. The popularity of the word in mid-2021 is attributed to Kai Cenat.Streaming on Twitch, Cenat would share to people how to have "rizz" and developed other phrases, such as "W rizz" and "L rizz", to describe a person's "winning" or "losing" abilities at attracting or chatting up a person/potential love interest.
Here are 16 of the most common signs you’re losing a friend, plus some ways to cope with the change. Related: 8 Types of Toxic Friends You Should Cut Out of Your Life, According to Psychotherapists
The stakes are high, though, because once Trump does come into office, it’s very unlikely the IRS is going to get its $20 billion back as the agency is already bracing for further cuts expected ...