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Danglish is a form of speech or writing that combines elements of Danish and English. The word Danglish is a portmanteau of Danish and English and has been in use since 1990. [ 1 ] A variant form is Denglish , recorded since 2006. [ 2 ]
Denglisch (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛŋlɪʃ] ⓘ) is a term describing the increased use of anglicisms and pseudo-anglicisms in the German language. It is a portmanteau of the German words Deutsch (German) and Englisch. The term is first recorded from 1965. [1] The word has been adopted in English in an anglicized form as Denglish, recorded ...
The Dutch verb ondernemen is literally the English to undertake (as onder is under, and nemen is take). The noun ondernemer is thus literally undertaker (which usually refers to a mortician); however, Uyl's intended English meaning was instead entrepreneur. [4] (Dutch uses the more specific begrafenisondernemer for a funeral director.)
aquavit, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" [6]; brisling, "sprat" [7]; fjord, "a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes" [8]; flense, "to strip of blubber or skin" [9]
Franglais is commonly spoken in French-language schools in Ontario and Alberta, as well as in DSFM (Division scolaire franco-manitobaine) schools in Manitoba, where students may speak French as their first language but will use English as their preferred language, yet will refer to school-related terms in French specifically (e.g.
Flu A and flu B are the most common strains of the flu that circulate in humans. The U.S. is currently in the middle of flu season, with a high number of cases reported across the country.
A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York had to be evacuated Sunday morning after the airplane caught on fire during takeoff.
The dedicated medical staff at a Duquesne women's basketball game sprang into action last month to save Ed Wesolowski, a father of three, after he suffered a widow-maker heart attack and collapsed ...