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  2. Harassment - Wikipedia

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    Shimei curses David, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Attested in English from 1753, [4] harassment derives from the English verb harass plus the suffix -ment.The verb harass, in turn, is a loan word from the French, which was already attested in 1572 meaning torment, annoyance, bother, trouble [5] and later as of 1609 was also referred to the condition of being exhausted, overtired.

  3. Lashon hara - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, hotzaat shem ra ("spreading a bad name") – also called hotzaat diba or motzi shem ra (lit. "putting out a bad name") – consists of lies, and is best translated as "slander" or "defamation" (calumny). Hotzaat shem ra is an even graver sin than lashon hara. [5] The act of gossiping is called rechilut, and is also forbidden by ...

  4. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  5. Voices: I’m the ‘evil’ mother-in-law and I’m dreading ...

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    If you were saying to me that you wished your daughter-in-law ill because of the way she’s treating you, I’d be worried. Add an eye of newt and toe of frog and hey presto: ‘evil’ mother-in ...

  6. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including especially short or long names. These names often have an unintended effect or double-meaning when read by ...

  7. Use spell check in AOL Mail

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    Don't worry about relying on your browser's spell check feature. With AOL Mail, click one button to check the entire contents of your email to ensure that everything is spelled correctly. In addition, you'll never need worry about typos or misspelled words again by enabling auto spell check. Use spell check

  8. Edit your personal dictionary in AOL Desktop Gold

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    1. Sign in to Desktop Gold. 2. Click the Settings button at the top. 3. Click Mail on the left side. 4. Click the Spell Check tab. 5. Click Add after typing in a word and it will be added to your personal dictionary.

  9. List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

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    Name of multiple places New Berlin: New BUR-lin / ˈ b ɜːr l ɪ n / Name of multiple places New Orleans: new OR-linz / n j uː ˈ ɔːr l ɪ n z / [n 27] New Madrid, Missouri: New MAD-rid / ˈ m æ d r ɪ d / New Prague, Minnesota: New PRAYG / ˈ p r eɪ ɡ / New Tripoli, Pennsylvania: New trih-POH-lee / t r ɪ ˈ p oʊ l i / Noel, Missouri ...