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Perfect Canvas for Your Thoughts – Love Beans

angel — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:09:54 +0000

When you would love to shoot two birds with one stone (aka to write something and make it in a completely awesome way) here is a set of Love Writing Beans.

This set is perfect for a truly romantic gesture, because it will help you to grow your very own Love Beans.

These cute shoots are part of the green bean family but the idea behind the beans is genius and simple. Each one will grow a bean with a secret message of love already engraved upon it.

All the messages are sweet and touching: “I Miss You”, “Only You”, “Forever” and etc. Don’t miss!

3 Most Popular American Slang

angel — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:51:18 +0000

Would love to be closer to young people? Learn slang. To put it short, slang is actually the use of informal words which don’t belong to standard language. Here are top 3 most popular words of American slang.

Ace

Ace means “the best”. They say that slang derives its meaning from the ace. Also this word can be used to describe someone who is expert at his or work and performs amazingly.

Cheesy

The origin of this word also lies in Urdu. It means “cheap or inferior to someone”. Sometimes this word can mean “showy”.

Grub

This slang word means food. Nowadays it also sometimes linked with the word bub which means “drink”.

Oxford Dictionary Adds ‘LOL’ and ‘BFF’

angel — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:25:20 +0000

I am really surprised with the Oxford English Dictionary. A couple of days ago it added a number of popular Internet slang terms to its pages. You will never what I am talking about!

Here they are, these new Oxford Dictionary words: LOL (that’s laugh out loud), BFF (best friends forever), IMHO (in my humble opinion), and OMG (oh my God). Those terms were used by millions in texts, emails and instant messages and so they deserve their own place in the OED.

However, some people claim that OED should be more thoughtful while adding such words … without history and origin.

What do you think, lol?

Unfriend Is US Dictionary’s 2009 Word Of The Year

angel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:47:42 +0000

I was really stunned after reading this. As it turned out the word of the year (I am talking about 2009) is … unfriend! Can you believe it? I mean it.

The following word means – (according to the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009) to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site such as Facebook.

Due to the dictionary this world perfectly reflects the mood of the country.

Do you like the word?

Simpsons Expression “MEH” Entered HarperCollins Dictionary

angel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:51:15 +0000

It turned out that “The Simpsons” have a real army of fans and some of them are HarperCollins dictionary publishers. They are extremely excited about “meh.” Do you still remember this popular word that stands for boredom? And in the following year you will meet it in the dictionary’s 30th anniversary edition.

The publishers state that the word has been chosen according to the results of a special voting. And they can’t be against it, since “meh” perfectly shows the preferences of the young generation.

Frankly speaking, the origins of “meh” are almost unknown, but the term became popular after being constantly used in a 2001 episode of “The Simpsons”. The dictionary will provide people with an example of usage: “the Canadian election was so meh”, also it will state that the word originated in North America, and is actively used in British spoken English.

Do you like “meh”? And what do you think whether it is OK when “The Simpsons” create dictionaries???