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  2. File:Phrases and names, their origins and meanings (IA ...

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    The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.).

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

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...

  4. School of Hard Knocks - Wikipedia

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    An item appearing in the Peninsula Enterprise newspaper about the "School of Hard Knocks" (1918). The School of Hard Knocks (also referred to as the University of Life or University of Hard Knocks) is an idiomatic phrase meaning the (sometimes painful) education one gets from life's usually negative experiences, often contrasted with formal education.

  5. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    a second-year college or high school student (Trinity College Dublin has sophister in this sense); (adj.) the second in a series (as in, an athlete's "sophomore season", a band's "sophomore album") specialty * (UK: speciality, though specialty is used in law and medicine) special election (UK: by-election) spelunking

  6. List of catchphrases in American and British mass media

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    These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.

  7. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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    They 1. attend English classes with other non-native speakers 2. can find reasonable work without English; have less economic incentive to learn English. 3. do not need English in daily life 4. have both primary and secondary support-networks that function in their native language 5. have fewer opportunities to practice using their English They ...

  8. Category:Lists of English phrases - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Lists of English phrases" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ...

  9. List of university and college mottos - Wikipedia

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    English Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge: Ex antiquis et novissimis optima: Latin The best out of the old and the new Furness College, Lancaster: Everywhere else is nowhere English Fylde College, Lancaster: In arvo quaerere verum: Latin Seek truth in the field University of Glamorgan: Success Through Endeavour English University of Glasgow: Via ...