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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Example . . . where Nazimova comes to a house of refuge, not knowing that Sills is there, and is pronounced dying by physicians, but is saved by Sills' prayer. To us who make and sell pictures, this "saved by prayer" situation registers as hokum, but just the same it has a genuine wallop for most of your customers, and consequently this final ...

  3. Missed connection - Wikipedia

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    A missed connection is a type of personal advertisement which arises after two people meet but are too shy or otherwise unable to exchange contact details. The "Missed Connections" section of Craigslist gets thousands of ads of this type every month in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle.

  4. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Emojis are actual pictures, whereas emoticons are typographic displays of a facial representation, e.g. :-). epitome is used to mean a typical or ideal example of something. epidemy is an epidemic disease. eponymous is used to describe something that gives its name to something else, not something that receives the name of something else.

  5. 'Another opportunity missed through inept finishing' - AOL

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    Bryan: It would be so easy to say 'another Hearts away loss in Glasgow', but the way we played and our attitude towards an away game at Ibrox was vastly different under Neil Critchley to what we ...

  6. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Saturday, January 11

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    We mean it. Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #580 on ...

  7. Saudade - Wikipedia

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    For example, one can have "saudade" towards part of the relationship or emotions once experienced for/with someone, though the person in question is still part of one's life, as in "Tenho saudade do que fomos" (I feel "saudade" of the way we were). Another example can illustrate this use of the word saudade: "Que saudade!"

  8. Kevin Costner Celebrates Milestone 70th Birthday with ... - AOL

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    Following the applause for the film, Costner wiped away a tear, before giving a speech, during which he revealed he would "never forget" his experience at the festival. Slaven Vlasic/Getty/SiriusXM

  9. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    (vulgar) someone who regularly gets heavily drunk (cf. BrE meaning of pissed). pissing it down [with rain] (slang, mildly vulgar) raining hard (sometimes "pissing down" is used in the US, as in "It's pissing down out there.") Also "pissing it down the drain" or "pissing it away" * meaning to waste something. pitch playing field [138] plain flour