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The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre, "to speak" and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction. In extended use, oracle may also refer to the site of the oracle , and the oracular utterances themselves, are called khrēsmoí (χρησμοί) in Greek.
This practice kept shall alive in the role of future marker; it is used consistently as such in the Middle English Wycliffe's Bible. However, in the common language it was will that was becoming predominant in that role. Chaucer normally uses will to indicate the future, regardless of grammatical person.
Gale told reporters at press conference alongside “Future” actors and fellow George Pal recipients Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson. “And we say, ‘Fuck you.’ You can quote me on that.”
First Lady Jill Biden echoed Browne’s remarks, praising him, Wintour, and James for effectively rallying the fashion industry to help sustain democracy.
The name comes from the Latin for 'to speak from the stomach: Venter (belly) and loqui (speak). [2] The Greeks called this engastromythia (Ancient Greek: εγγαστριμυθία). [citation needed] The noises produced by the stomach were thought to be the voices of the unliving, who took up residence in the stomach of the ventriloquist. The ...
The US remains on track to meet ambitious targets for electric vehicle adoption despite signs of waning demand, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.. Speaking at an electric vehicle ...
The term "futurist" most commonly refers to people who attempt to understand the future, sometimes called trend analysis.Futurists include authors, consultants, thinkers, organizational leaders and others who engage in interdisciplinary and systems thinking to advise private and public organizations on such matters as diverse global fads and trends, possible scenarios, emerging market ...
Corporate speak is associated with managers of large corporations, business management consultants, and occasionally government. Reference to such jargon is typically derogatory, implying the use of long, complicated, or obscure words; abbreviations; euphemisms; and acronyms.