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Countdown’s resident lexicographer Susie Dent has testified to the effectiveness of lalochezia, or “the use of swearing to alleviate stress and frustration”, after discovering that her new book Word Perfect was printed with a host of typos.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...-book-word-perfect-printed-with-host-of-typos
The root of the Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos), λαλέω (laléō), λαλιά (laliá) + the English -chezia [representing the Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō, “I defecate”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “-ia”, suffix forming abstract nouns)]
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lalochezia
http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/tools/lexica/search.html?lq=ξεχέζω&sin=all
λαλοχεσία ή λαλοχεζία;
Countdown’s resident lexicographer Susie Dent has testified to the effectiveness of lalochezia, or “the use of swearing to alleviate stress and frustration”, after discovering that her new book Word Perfect was printed with a host of typos.
Dent said on Thursday that she had just found out that the initial printing of Word Perfect, which is described by its publisher as a “brilliant linguistic almanac”, had been completed using an early version of the text. “I’m so sorry about this. I’ll be in touch as soon as I can with details on how we’re going to fix it,” said Dent on Twitter, where she described herself as “gutted” over the error.
Her publisher John Murray also apologised. “We’re very sorry that, due to a printing error, early copies of Word Perfect are not word perfect. We’re taking urgent steps to recall these copies, reprint and resolve this swiftly,” it said, adding that customers needing a replacement should get in touch. However, copies have already made it to many UK bookshops.
Dent told the Times: “I just opened it up and saw there was something wrong in the acknowledgments. And then I had to close it because I felt a bit sick. There are quite a few errors. I haven’t counted them and I don’t really want to.”
Dent has appeared in the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown’s Dictionary Corner since 1992. In Word Perfect, she provides the stories behind a word for every day of the year, from why May Day became a distress call, to the meaning of “snaccident” – unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits.
Her publisher John Murray also apologised. “We’re very sorry that, due to a printing error, early copies of Word Perfect are not word perfect. We’re taking urgent steps to recall these copies, reprint and resolve this swiftly,” it said, adding that customers needing a replacement should get in touch. However, copies have already made it to many UK bookshops.
Dent told the Times: “I just opened it up and saw there was something wrong in the acknowledgments. And then I had to close it because I felt a bit sick. There are quite a few errors. I haven’t counted them and I don’t really want to.”
Dent has appeared in the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown’s Dictionary Corner since 1992. In Word Perfect, she provides the stories behind a word for every day of the year, from why May Day became a distress call, to the meaning of “snaccident” – unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits.
The root of the Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos), λαλέω (laléō), λαλιά (laliá) + the English -chezia [representing the Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō, “I defecate”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “-ia”, suffix forming abstract nouns)]
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lalochezia
http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/tools/lexica/search.html?lq=ξεχέζω&sin=all
λαλοχεσία ή λαλοχεζία;
Δηλαδή, δεν μας φτάνει η λογοδιάρροια και η ακράτεια γλώσσας, πρέπει να αποκτήσουμε και λαλοχέσιμο; (Λαλοχεσία, αν πρέπει.)
Μυστηριώδης μονόλιθος ανακαλύφθηκε στη Γιούτα, την ώρα που μετρούσαν πρόβατα από ελικόπτερο.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/24/monolith-utah-theories-what-is-it-mystery
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monolith-found-utah/
Ο Άρθουρ Κλαρκ και ο Στάνλεϊ Κιούμπρικ χαμογελάνε από ψηλά.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/24/monolith-utah-theories-what-is-it-mystery
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monolith-found-utah/
Ο Άρθουρ Κλαρκ και ο Στάνλεϊ Κιούμπρικ χαμογελάνε από ψηλά.
McDonald’s Selling ‘Spam Burger’ Topped With Oreo Cookie Crumbs In China
The bizarre sandwich is made of two slices of Spam, Oreo cookies, and is topped with mayonnaise.
Να και μια πρακτικά ωφέλιμη χρήση για μιμίδιο:
Bernie Sanders turns inauguration meme into sweatshirt for charity
Κι ενώ καράβια σφήνωσαν, μαούνες εμαγκώσαν.
Yorkshire holds its breath as main shipping route of flat caps, whippets and ale is blocked. Ernie Slatherswaite, Master of the vessel told us 'One minute we were fine then a small gust of wind took us.
Yorkshire is set to lose upwards of £3.67 a day until the carnage is cleared, which according to Our Uncle Eric in the pub, could take weeks.
https://www.facebook.com/rafbanter
Yorkshire holds its breath as main shipping route of flat caps, whippets and ale is blocked. Ernie Slatherswaite, Master of the vessel told us 'One minute we were fine then a small gust of wind took us.
Yorkshire is set to lose upwards of £3.67 a day until the carnage is cleared, which according to Our Uncle Eric in the pub, could take weeks.
https://www.facebook.com/rafbanter
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Το Oia Sunrise εικονογραφεί το "New Words: extractive tourism"
dictionaryblog.cambridge.org
New words – 12 April 2021 - About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
extractive tourism noun [U] UK /ɪkˈstræk.tɪv.ˈtʊə.rɪ.zᵊm/ US /ɪkˈstræk.tɪv.ˈtʊr.ɪ.zᵊm/ the situation when too many people visit a place on holiday, so that life is made difficult or impossible for the people who live there “Extractive tourism” – a term first coined by academic Vijay Kolinjivadi...
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Biden administration commits to waiving vaccine patent protections (The Washington Post, May 5, 2021)
Η κυβέρνηση Μπάιντεν δεσμεύεται να άρει την προστασία από τα διπλώματα ευρεσιτεχνίας για τα εμβόλια (κατά της CoVid-19)
Η κυβέρνηση Μπάιντεν δεσμεύεται να άρει την προστασία από τα διπλώματα ευρεσιτεχνίας για τα εμβόλια (κατά της CoVid-19)
Τελικά ήταν... Όλες οι παλιές φωτογραφίες του φόρουμ.
Το βάζω εδώ με την ελπίδα να είναι εφήμερο.
Τελικά ήταν... Όλες οι παλιές φωτογραφίες του φόρουμ.
Ήταν εφήμερο, και η εικόνα και ο όρος που απεικόνιζε τελικά. Μέχρι το επόμενο τέτοιο νταβαντούρι, βέβαια.
Όπως και όλες οι παλιές φωτογραφίες του φόρουμ, καλά το λες. Αυτή όμως βρήκα ποια ήταν:
European Parliament interpreters call off strike (Politico)
Interpreters walked off the (virtual) job in June in protest of problems that arose due to MEPs teleworking during the pandemic. With lawmakers calling into meetings from cars, restaurants and other places with poor connections and sound quality, interpreters complained of deteriorating health, saying they were suffering from tinnitus, insomnia, nausea and vision issues, among other problems.
Since June, the interpreters have refused to interpret members who dialed in to meetings remotely, though they continued to work on in-person addresses.
Under the interim deal struck on Monday, hybrid meetings will now be fully interpreted — as long as all speakers have adequate image and sound quality. Lawmakers and European commissioners have also received professional-grade microphones to improve their audio, and MEPs have been issued guidelines for remote working and warned that if they don’t adhere to them, they could be cut off from interpretation.
Interpreters walked off the (virtual) job in June in protest of problems that arose due to MEPs teleworking during the pandemic. With lawmakers calling into meetings from cars, restaurants and other places with poor connections and sound quality, interpreters complained of deteriorating health, saying they were suffering from tinnitus, insomnia, nausea and vision issues, among other problems.
Since June, the interpreters have refused to interpret members who dialed in to meetings remotely, though they continued to work on in-person addresses.
Under the interim deal struck on Monday, hybrid meetings will now be fully interpreted — as long as all speakers have adequate image and sound quality. Lawmakers and European commissioners have also received professional-grade microphones to improve their audio, and MEPs have been issued guidelines for remote working and warned that if they don’t adhere to them, they could be cut off from interpretation.
Πες μου ότι θα έχει και Aqua!
Δεν γίνεται να μην έχει Aqua!