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In linguistics, hortative modalities (/ ˈ h ɔːr t ə t ɪ v / ⓘ; abbreviated HORT) are verbal expressions used by the speaker to encourage or discourage an action. Different hortatives can be used to express greater or lesser intensity, or the speaker's attitude, for or against it.
In programming, the rule of least power is a design principle that "suggests choosing the least powerful [computer] language suitable for a given purpose". [1] Stated alternatively, given a choice among computer languages, classes of which range from descriptive (or declarative) to procedural, the less procedural, more descriptive the language one chooses, the more one can do with the data ...
For example, tidak (no) is often replaced with the Betawi form nggak or the even simpler gak/ga, while seperti (like, similar to) is often replaced with kayak. Sangat or amat (very), the term to express intensity, is often replaced with the Javanese-influenced banget .
Cardellini at the 2011 Deauville American Film Festival. Linda Cardellini is an American actress known for her leading roles in television, such as the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), the medical drama ER (2003–2009), the drama thriller Bloodline (2015–2017), and the black tragicomedy Dead to Me (2019–2022), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy ...
René Descartes (/ d eɪ ˈ k ɑːr t / day-KART or UK: / ˈ d eɪ k ɑːr t / DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt] ⓘ; [note 3] [11] 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) [12] [13]: 58 was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.
Blackstrap molasses. Molasses (/ m ə ˈ l æ s ɪ z, m oʊ-/) [1] is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar.Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, the method of extraction and age of the plant.
Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. (/ ˈ s eɪ b ən / SAY-bən; born October 31, 1951) [14] is an American sportscaster and former professional and college football coach. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football.
Emmett Till was born to Mamie and Louis Till on July 25, 1941, in Chicago. Emmett's mother, Mamie, was born in the small Delta town of Webb, Mississippi.The Delta region encompasses the large, multi-county area of northwestern Mississippi in the watershed of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers.