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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2024 is: condone • kun-DOHN • verb To condone something that is considered wrong is to forgive or approve it, or to allow it to continue. // We cannot condone that kind of behavior. See the entry > Examples: "... remaining quiet is the same as condoning bad behavior. Choose to say or do something, as this will help hold people accountable for their words and actions and encourage others to follow your lead." — Sherri Gordon, Health.com, 17 Sept. 2024 Did you know? If you're among folks who don't condone even what they consider minor usage slips, you might want to hew to the more established meaning of condone. Although English speakers sometimes use condone to mean "encourage" or "approve of" (as in "officials accused of condoning corruption"), some people feel strongly that it should only mean something closer to "pardon" or "overlook." Condone comes from the Latin verb condonare, which means "to absolve." Condonare in turn combines the Latin prefix com-, indicating thoroughness, and donare, meaning "to give." Not surprisingly, donare is also the source of our words donate and pardon.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 30, 2023 is: werewolf • WAIR-woolf • noun Werewolf refers to a person transformed into a wolf or capable of assuming a wolf's form, especially during the full moon. // She went to the Halloween party dressed as a werewolf, wearing faux fur from head to toe. See the entry > Examples: "With her brother and sister, Marnie follows her grandma to a city called Halloweentown, where ghosts and goblins and werewolves live side by side." — Claudia Guthrie, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023 Did you know? Although English sometimes makes use of other words for howling humanoid beasties, werewolf is the leader of the pack. It's also an ancient word, tracing all the way back to the Old English werwulf, and before that to a prehistoric predecessor that also left its paw prints on German (Werwolf) and Dutch (weerwolf). Synonyms for werewolf in English include the obscure lycanthrope, which has roots in two Greek words (lykos, meaning "wolf," and anthrōpos, meaning "human being"), and loup-garou, which comes from Old French. Whichever you use, the lycanthropic creatures these words refer to most often assume wolf form during a full moon—at least in works of fiction. There are no credible studies to date on the behavior of real-life werewolves, as scientists have yet to find the silver bullet that proves they exist.

英语新闻∣中国空间站上为什么只写中文？美版知乎的回答亮了！Recently, the successful launch ofWentianlab module hashitheadlines at home and abroad. A question about China's space flight on Quora, aQ&A platform,a year ago has become popular again, prompting comments from foreign netizens.近日，问天实验舱发射成功的新闻，成功登上国内外媒体的头条。在美版知乎Quora上一年前的一个关于中国航天的问题再次翻红，引发国外网友留言关注。“On the new-launched spaceship, only the Chinese language is used. Is it a proof that the country is superself-sealedthat they are getting rid of scientists from other countries by using an uninternational language?”有人提问道：“在新发射的太空船上只使用中文，这是否说明这个国家超级自我封闭，要通过使用一种非通用语言来摆脱其他国家的科学家吗？”Jim Bertagnolli, a retired electrical engineer, said: “Firstly, most of the Chinese space program is manned by Chinese engineers and scientists. What language do you think they would choose to speak? Do you think China is so backwards that they could only achieve space operations by hiring outside help? China is one of the most technologically advanced nations on the planet. I know that scares a lot of people but it's a fact. They may be late comers to high technology but they have made great strides in the last 30 years. They are not dependent on foreign aid to launch spacecraft or possibly designing and building the smart 5G phone you are using. And more people speak Mandarin Chinese than any other language. Why would you think they would use some‘international' language in their own space program? How arrogant that sounds.”一位名为Jim Bertagnolli的退休的电气工程师称，“首先，中国的大部分太空计划都由中国工程师和科学家负责。你认为中国人该选择说什么语言？还是你认为中国太落后了，只能靠外援来实现太空计划呢？他们可能是高科技的后来者，但他们在过去30年中取得了长足进步。中国人没有依赖外援来发射航天器，也没有依赖外援来设计和制造你正在使用的5G智能手机。说普通话的人比说其他任何语言的都多。你凭什么认定他们要在自己的太空项目中使用‘国际'语言？这听起来多么傲慢。”“Are you stupid? The US banned China from the‘INTERNATIONAL' SPACE STATION and now you expect China to use a Western language in their own space station? The oddity.”一位在荷兰工作的网友指出美国的双标行为：“你傻吗？美国禁止中国进入‘国际'空间站，现在你希望中国在自己的空间站用西方语言？有毛病吧！”“Although English is widely thought of as an international language. In fact it is number 3 with 4.922% English speakers, 5.994% Spanish and 11.922% Mandarin Chinese. Chinese is recognized as an international language, so the most widely spoken international language is being used. ”“虽然英语被广泛认为是一种国际语言。事实上，讲英语的只占4.922%，才排名第三，讲西班牙语的占5.94%，而讲普通话则的占11.922%。汉语是公认的国际语言，因此（空间站使用的是）最广泛的国际语言。”“As USA are prohibited from participating in any exchange, it makes little sense to use English. Russian participants in the program have no problem with using Chinese. ”“由于美国被禁止参与任何交流，所以使用英语没有什么意义。参加该项目的俄罗斯人使用汉语没有问题。”“The message sent by the Western world talks ofdecoupling from the Chinese, so more and more English will loose importance in the East.”“西方世界发出的信息是要与中国脱钩，因此的英语将越来越在东方失去其重要性。”“Well done, a textbook example for typical classic Western arrogance. If using Chinese on our own space station is super self-sealed, I guess you are assuming all 7 billion people on this planet should speak English. Which cannot be more arrogant. We Chinese built that space station, we own that space station, it is our call to use Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese or oracle-bone inscriptions. Feel free to bring a dictionary if you want to board. Oh, and we provide chopsticks only. So please be prepared.”有网友说道，“干得好，典型的、经典西方傲慢的教科书式案例。如果在我们自己的空间站上使用中文是超级自我封闭的，我猜你假设这个星球上所有70亿人都应该说英语。这简直再傲慢不过了。这是我们中国人建造的空间站，我们自己的空间站，我们可以呼吁使用简体中文、繁体中文或甲骨文。如果您想登上这座空间站，请随时带上字典。对了，我们只提供筷子。 所以请做好准备！”“And we thought this was what you guys adopted long ago when you were dictating all the rules and all people had to play along since they don't have a choice. All we did was to offer another choice, and it's hilarious to see you whine about yourmonopolystatus taken away from you. If it bothers you that much, you can always opt out.”另一位名叫Tian Lan的网友表示，“我们知道这是你们很久以前采用的，当时你们制定所有规则，所有人都必须配合，因为他们别无选择。我们（中国）所做的只是提供另一种选择。看到你抱怨你们的垄断地位被剥夺了，这很有趣。如果这种状况让你感到困扰，你可以随时选择退出。”Self-sealed? I heard it was America who sealed its own space programs and refused to let China participate some 10 years ago? So what would you do if you are being negated in something you can be good at? Work on your own! So why is it now that China's effort without outside help is being smeared as a“proof” of“super self-seal” or“getting rid” of others when in truth it all happened because America was trying to“get rid” of people or contender they don't want?还有一位网友对博主所提到的“自我封闭”提出了反驳：“我听说是美国在10年前封闭了自己的太空计划，并拒绝让中国参与？所以，如果你擅长的事情被否定了，你会怎么做？独立工作！那么，为什么现在中国在没有外界帮助的情况下的努力，被抹黑为‘超级自我封闭'或‘摆脱'他人的‘证据'？实际上这一切都是因为美国试图‘摆脱'他们不想要的人或竞争者所造成的。”TheChinesespace station welcomes astronauts from all countries.使用中文的空间站欢迎各国的宇航员Ironically, the Chinese space stationconsidered by some people inthe West as "super self-sealed", in fact, does not reject any country,butwelcomes astronauts and research projects from all countries instead. In contrast,the International Space Station which uses English, excludes China.令人感到讽刺的是，西方有些人口口声声说中国空间站“超级自我封闭”，但事实上，使用中文的空间站，没有拒绝任何一个国家，反而是欢迎来自各国的宇航员和科研项目，然而使用英文的国际空间站，却将中国拒之门外。2015年5月27日，中国载人航天工程办公室主任余同杰与欧洲航天局（ESA）局长多丹在北京举行会谈，继续深入推动双方战略合作，确认双方合作《长远目标及实施步骤》并明确了三个领域的工作组职责。On May 27, 2015, Yu Tongjie, Director General of CMSA met with Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA in Beijing. The two chiefs agreed to further promote CMSA-ESA strategic cooperation in manned space program. They confirmed cooperation in Long-term Objectives and Implementation Plan and identified the responsibilities of three working groups.According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will continue to exchange astronauts for comprehensive training, with the goal of sending European astronauts to China's space station starting from 2022.根据欧洲空间局与中国航天局2015年达成的合作协议，双方将持续互派航天员进行综合性训练，目标是从2022年起开始让欧洲的航天员登上中国空间站。According to a report in June 2021, three European astronauts from Germany, France and Italy have begun to study Chinese intensively and look forward to cooperating with their Chinese counterparts in the future.据2021年6月相关报道，来自德国、法国和意大利的三位欧洲航天员，已经开始紧锣密鼓地学习中文，期待未来与中国同行顺利开展合作。“This is the first opportunity for European astronauts to come to China to train withChinese astronauts,”Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti said in the video.“Our team work is very good, very good.”意大利宇航员萨曼莎·克里斯托佛蕾蒂在视频中说：“这是第一个机会，中国航天员和欧洲航天员来中国一起训练。我们的团队合作很顺利，很好”。In December 2, 2021,Qi Faren,the space technology expert,Shenzhou spacecraft's first chief designer, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in Macao that thedevelopmentof China Aerospaceis open and inclusive. China's space station willinclude foreign research projectsandforeign astronauts during the operation. To this end,the relevant departments have started a lot ofpreparatorywork.早在2021年12月2日，空间技术专家、神舟号飞船首任总设计师、中国工程院院士戚发轫曾在澳门出席活动时对外发出过邀请，他表示，中国的航天发展是开放的，同时也是包容的，中国空间站在运营期间将有外国的科研项目，也希望有外国的航天员到空间站工作，为此有关部门已经着手大量的筹备工作。Just recently, Dr. Tricia Larose, a researcher at the University of Oslo in Norway, tweeted that she may be aboard the Chinese space station for a 31-day mission in the future. Larose is currently training as apayloadspecialist and is expected to board China's Tiangong Space Station between 2025-2026.就在近日，挪威奥斯陆大学的研究员特里西娅·拉罗斯（Tricia Larose）博士在推特上发文称，她或将在未来登上中国空间站执行为期31天的任务。目前，拉罗斯正以载荷专家的身份展开训练，预计2025-2026年，她将登上中国的天宫空间站。self-sealed英[si:ld]美[sild]adj. 故步自封的Decouple英[di:ˈkʌpl]美[diˈkʌpəl]v. 减弱（核爆炸）震波; 分离，隔断monopoly英[məˈnɒpəli]美[məˈnɑːpəli]n. 垄断; 专卖; 垄断者; 专利品preparatory英[prɪˈpærətri]美[prɪˈpærətɔːri]adj. 预备的，准备的，筹备的; 初步的payload英[ˈpeɪləʊd]美[ˈpeɪloʊd]n. 有效载荷; （航天器、卫星的）装备; （车辆等的）装载货物; （炸弹、导弹的）爆炸力

In this episode, Angie and I talk with Meah who is from Egypt and has lived in the US for a short time, but found herself seeking a sugar daddy experience once her marriage failed. Although English is not her native language, she quickly discovered how to weed out the “douchebags” that are sometimes on the site. And after exploring this lifestyle, many women find out they take a more dominant role despite thinking they are submissive. And is that why the toy collection starts growing? Meah also discovered the advantages of an open relationship while experiencing the pleasures multiple people can bring to her life. Follow us on IG and tell us your story at www.secretsofasugardaddy.com  

Yes! I have myself another awesome data point that proves I am justified in my crabbiness of not liking when people make excuses. On that note, a fair warning to you. If you are someone who likes to make excuses and are constantly picking up victim cards as they fall out of your pocket, you will not like this episode’s guest. Long time member, Faysal, shares his journey with us and wow, it sure is motivating. He is truly a “man of action” and his attitude and focus on “the solution” is pure inspiration. He started off driving a taxi in New York City but wanted more from life. He learned about the market and did many stupid things; however, he always was focused on the “how” instead of the “can not”. Although English is not his first language, he did a fantastic job of explaining his attitude and journey and it’s something that anyone with hopes and dreams can (and will) be inspired by. Let’s get to it!

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 8, 2021 is: frugal • FROO-gul • adjective : characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources Examples: "Frugal diners might prefer hitting Ulrich's on Monday nights, when all burgers are $3 off. It's one of the best deals Downtown, or anywhere in town." — Nick Vlahos, The Peoria (Illinois) Journal Star, 1 Mar. 2021 "But a frugal lifestyle doesn't have to mean a deprived lifestyle. In fact, I've managed to whittle down my spending and boost my savings by making a few simple but meaningful choices." — Maurie Backman, The Motley Fool, 19 Jan. 2021 Did you know? Those who are frugal are unwilling to (lavishly) enjoy the fruits of their labors, so it may surprise you to learn that frugal ultimately derives from the Latin frux, meaning "fruit" or "value," and is even a distant cousin of the Latin word for "enjoy" (frui). The connection between fruit or value and restraint was first made in Latin; the Middle French word that English speakers eventually adopted as frugal came from the Latin adjective frugalis, a frux descendant meaning "virtuous" or "frugal." Although English speakers adopted frugal by the 16th century, they were already lavishly supplied with earlier coinages to denote the idea, including sparing and thrifty.

Wendy Cope is one of England’s most popular and widely-read contemporary poets. Wendy was born in Erith, Kent. Her father was 29 years older than her mother and she was sent to boarding school at the age of seven. Although English was her favourite subject at school, in a bid to defy her English teacher’s expectations, she read history at Oxford. Following graduation she became a primary school teacher. After the death of her father in 1971, Wendy entered psychoanalysis in 1973 and turned to writing poetry. Having attended evening classes in creative writing, one of her poems was published in a collection which brought her to the attention of Faber and Faber. Her first volume of poetry, Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis, was published in 1986, and became an instant success, and she gave up teaching to become a full time writer. She has since published four volumes of a poetry: Serious Concerns (1992), If I Don’t Know (2001), Family Values (2011) and Anecdotal Evidence (2018) as well as two volumes for children, Twiddling Your Thumbs (1988) and The River Girl (1991). In 2011, Wendy sold her entire personal archive to the British Library, which consisted of 15 boxes of manuscript, including several unpublished early works. Wendy lives in Ely and is married to fellow poet, Lachlan Mackinnon. Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Cathy Drysdale Show less

EXODUS 38-39: In the two chapters we heard in Exodus yesterday, we heard of the building of the tabernacle, the Covenant Box, and the other furniture of the Holy Place and Most Holy Place. Everything was done precisely as God had described before. The actor ‘he’ as we start chapter 38 is again Bezalel. PSALM 8: Today we read Psalm 8. Verses 4-8 from this Psalm are quoted in Hebrews 2 but frequently misunderstood. The term “the son of man” does not refer to Jesus in this Psalm or in Hebrews 2, and the NLT and the GNT are correct in not using that term here. This is a psalm of praise for the awesomeness of God, expressing amazement at the place of _mankind_ in God's creation. The first verse of Ps. 8 in literal translations, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” This verse contains a type of figure of speech called a metonymy. Metonymy is when something small is used to stand for something big, like in the saying, “The pen is mightier than the sword”— where both ‘pen’ and ‘sword’ are metonymies. So in the sentence, ‘how majestic is your name in all the earth’, ‘name’ stands for the whole person of God, or in this case, it might stand for God’s reputation. Although English clearly uses metonymy, we don't so often use it based on ‘name’. A more natural metonymy for English and a good translation for this verse would be, “O Lord, our Lord, your glorious fingerprints are visible everywhere on earth!” LUKE 7a: Yesterday, in Luke chapter 6 we read the Beatitudes, and Jesus taught about loving others and not judging them. Jesus taught using the figures of trees and their fruit, and building houses upon a rock foundation. One of the most frequently misquoted verses in Scripture was included in yesterday’s portion of Luke 6, “Do not judge others and you will not be judged.” But if we take that to the extreme, we would not be able to recognize good and bad people, as Jesus talks about in verse 45. And there are many other places where Christians are called upon to make judgments— especially those who are shepherds over a flock of believers. But the key is not bringing judgment against others if we might be found to be guilty of the same fault.

EXODUS 38-39:Yesterday we heard of the building of the tabernacle, the Covenant Box, and the other furniture of the Holy Place and Most Holy Place. Everything was done precisely as God had described before. The actor ‘he’ as we start this chapter is again Bezalel. PSALM 8:This psalm is quoted in Hebrews 2 and is frequently misunderstood. “Son of man” does not refer to Jesus in this Psalm or in Hebrews 2, and the NLT is correct in not using that term here. This is a psalm of praise for the awesomeness of God, expressing amazement at the place of _mankind_ in God's creation. LUKE 7a:In chapter 6 we read the Beatitudes, and Jesus taught about loving others and not judging them. Jesus taught using the figures of trees and their fruit, and building houses upon a rock foundation. One of the most frequently misquoted verses in Scripture was included in yesterday’s portion of Luke 6, “Do not judge others and you will not be judged.” But if we take that to the extreme, we would not be able to recognize good and bad people, as Jesus talks about in verse 45. And there are many other places where Christians are called upon to make judgments— especially those of us in leadership. But the key would be not bringing judgment against others if we might be found to be guilty of the same sin. GNT Translation notes:Exo. 38:26 This amount equaled the total paid by all [the men//persons] enrolled in the census, each one paying the required amount, weighed according to the official standard. There were 603,550 men twenty years old or older enrolled in the census.====Ps. 8:1 O LORD , our Lord, [how your {greatness//majestic glory} is visible everywhere on earth!//O LORD, our Lord, your majestic _name_ fills the earth. (NLT)][This is a metonymy on the name of the Lord. (Meaning that this is a figure of speech where ‘name’ stands for the whole person of God, like ‘white house’ can stand for the current USA government administration.) Most of the time such metonymy simply refers to the whole person of the Lord— not just his name. In some places the same metonymy can refer to the Lord’s reputation— as NET translates here. The ‘Lord’s name’ metonymy is everywhere in Scripture. Although English clearly uses metonymy, we don't so often use it for ‘name’. Now that I think of it, a good way to translate this line using a common English metonymy would be, “O Lord, our Lord, your glorious handwriting is visible everywhere on earth!” (Or ‘fingerprints’ would work nicely too.)]4 what are *human beings*, that you think [so much about us//of them];mere mortals, that you care for [us//them]?5 Yet you made [us//them] inferior only to yourself;you crowned [us//them] with glory and honor.6 You appointed [us as//them] rulers over everything you made;you placed [us//them] over all creation:====Luk. 7:9 Jesus was surprised when he heard this; he turned around and said to the crowd following him, “I tell you, I have never found [a man who believes so fully as this//faith like this], not even in Israel!”10 The messengers went back to the officer's house and found his servant [had been healed//well].29 [PET: Most of the crowd who heard those words of Jesus— including the tax collectors, praised God by saying, “If that’s so, God truly sent John the Baptist, and what John taught was also true!” For they had obeyed God’s will when they were baptized by John.//GNT: All the people heard him; they and especially the tax collectors were the ones who had obeyed God's righteous demands and had been baptized by John.][The key part that is hard to translate is literally “the people … made God (out to be) right.”] NLT Translation note:Exo. 38:26 This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax [was/is] one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday.====Ps. 8:1 O LORD , our Lord, [how your majestic glory is visible everywhere on earth!//O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth.][This is a metonymy on the name of the Lord. (Meaning that 'name' stands for the whole person of God, like 'white house' can stand for the current USA government administration..) Most of the time such metonymy simply refers to the whole person of the Lord, not just his name. In some places it can refer to the Lord’s reputation— as NET translates here. The 'Lord’s name' metonymy is everywhere in Scripture. Although English clearly uses metonymy, we don't so often use it for 'name'. Now that I think of it, a good way to translate this line would be, “O Lord, our Lord, your glorious handwriting is visible everywhere on earth!”]4 what are mere mortals that you should think aboutthem, human beings that you should care for them?5 Yet you, [O God,//0] made them only a little lower than[Yourself/God] and crowned them with glory and honor.9 O LORD , our Lord, [how your majestic glory isvisible everywhere on earth!//O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth.]====Luk.7:2 At that time [a/the] highly valued slave of a Roman officer a was sick and near death.9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t [found someone fully believing//seen faith] like this in all Israel!”15 Then the dead [young man//boy] sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.22 [He//Then he] told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and [0/the] Good News is being preached to the poor.33 For John the Baptist didn’t [join with you in//spend his time] eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ 34 [I, the//The] Son of Man, on the other hand, [join you in//0] feasts and drinks, and you say, [I am// ‘He’s] a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner! [(And he would tell her to stop!)//0]”47 “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven [only a//0] little shows only little love.”49 The men at the table said among themselves, “[What kind of man is this//Who is this man] , that he goes around forgiving sins?!”[The answer to “Who is this man” is “Jesus.” It is more natural in English to make this rhetorical question as I have here.]50 And Jesus said to the woman, “[You are saved because you fully believe in me.//Your faith has saved you] [. Go/; go] in peace.”[In English, 'faith' has so many fuzzy meanings, that it makes a verse like this very unclear. Jesus did NOT use 'faith' to mean such things as 'inner fortitude', 'vague hope', 'blind trust', denominational faith, or many other meanings. In Greek, 'faith' is simply the noun form of 'believe'.]

Wendy Cope is one of England’s most popular and widely-read contemporary poets. Wendy was born in Erith, Kent. Her father was 29 years older than her mother and she was sent to boarding school at the age of seven. Although English was her favourite subject at school, in a bid to defy her English teacher’s expectations, she read history at Oxford. Following graduation she became a primary school teacher. After the death of her father in 1971, Wendy entered psychoanalysis in 1973 and turned to writing poetry. Having attended evening classes in creative writing, one of her poems was published in a collection which brought her to the attention of Faber and Faber. Her first volume of poetry, Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis, was published in 1986, and became an instant success, and she gave up teaching to become a full time writer. She has since published four volumes of a poetry: Serious Concerns (1992), If I Don’t Know (2001), Family Values (2011) and Anecdotal Evidence (2018) as well as two volumes for children, Twiddling Your Thumbs (1988) and The River Girl (1991). In 2011, Wendy sold her entire personal archive to the British Library, which consisted of 15 boxes of manuscript, including several unpublished early works. Wendy lives in Ely and is married to fellow poet, Lachlan Mackinnon. BOOK CHOICE: Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans LUXURY ITEM: Pen and paper CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Bach’s Double Violin Concerto in D minor Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Cathy Drysdale

Although English vocabulary study can seem overwhelming at times, it can be made more systematic by considering prefixes, suffixes and word roots, which are a useful way to build vocabulary. This podcast explains what these terms mean and gives reasons to study them. Some common prefixes, suffixes and roots are given in later podcasts.

Zoila’s story about her child’s inner struggle and their relationship is moving and profoundly inspiring. Although English is her second language, she speaks more eloquently than one can possibly imagine. The situation she had to face, embrace and deal with was one of enormous proportions and with various implications. And how she did it was awe-inspiring. Her story is also an opportunity to support tolerance and specifically in the transgender community. Zoila is obviously a wonderful speaker and a sort of activist in the LGBTQ community, though her message extends far beyond. And so I can’t recommend her enough for speaking engagements, interviews and whatever else it takes to help her be able to get the word out—her word out—and in a more expansive way. And for anyone dealing with prejudice of any kind, and particularly if you are struggling with feeling different, in this complicated world, then this is also a story for you—to help you know that you are not alone and that it is possible to not only survive your struggle but also to subsequently thrive. I encourage you to “like” the Extraordinary Ordinary People Facebook page and engage in a community dialogue through the comment section. Links Contact Zoila Fajardo [email] PFLAG: The United States' largest organization for parents, families, friends, and allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer Gender Spectrum: Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens National Center for Transgender Equality: The nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization, winning life-saving change for transgender people TransLatina Coalition: Advocate for the specific needs of the Trans Latin@ community that resides in the U.S.A. Mazzoni Center: Meeting the unique health and wellness needs of the LGBTQ communities in the Philadelphia region Trans-Parenting: Support and educational resources to parents and their advocates raising a gender independent child Trans United Fund: Committed to building the political power of trans and gender-expansive communities and our allies to advocate for trans equality

This week on "A Way with Words": The SAT is changing things up, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Just because words like membranous are no longer in the verbal section doesn't mean kids aren't learning important vocabulary. And speaking of useful terms, shouldn't we have an English word for "the parents of your child's spouse"? Actually, there is one. And if your daughter gets divorced, should she call her former husband her . . .  wasband? Plus, Sheboyganisms like fry out and hot tamales, please find attached and other e-mail language, the two meanings of inertia, Z-plurals, and mispronounced words.FULL DETAILSPrecocious readers need not be ashamed of mispronouncing words like misled or epitome—it's never too late to actually hear it pronounced properly for the first time, although it can be a little embarrassing.When the term ex-husband sounds too prickly of a descriptor, try wasband. Nothing's hungrier than a woodpecker with a headache. Think about it for a second—it does makes sense.In the scientific sense, inertia is the tendency for things to continue doing what they're doing, like staying in motion. But the common meaning of inertia almost always refers to the tendency to do nothing, making inertia something that must be overcome in order to get things done. If you want to check the weather without leaving the sofa, just call in the dogs and see if they're wet.Quiz Guy John Chaneski is back with his classic License Plate Game. He'll give you three letters, and you have to come up with the shortest possible word that contains them in that order.To some, the phrase please find attached might sound like musty old language for the e-mail age. It's always smart to be formal when the context is all business, but there are other phrases that convey the same meaning, such as I've attached and Here is the document you requested.Why shouldn't it be a term of endearment to call someone a cherry Lifesaver? Cherry's the best flavor!If you grew up reading Hardy Boys books, chances are you knew the term indicted long before you ever heard it pronounced.The expressions such as and such clauses as are both acceptable. The P/U dialect, common in the South, is marked by distinct emphasis on the first syllable of words such as police and umbrella.Parents of a toddler may wonder if Uh-oh should count as their child's first word. Yep, and it's actually pretty common first word for little kids, since mishaps are things they learn about early on.We need a common word for "the parents of your son-in-law or daughter-in-law." Although English has the word affines, it's rarely used outside of such fields as anthropology or psychiatry. Other languages have more commonly used terms for "your child's in-laws," such as Yiddish machatunim or machetunim, and Spanish consuegros. The SAT is cutting depreciatory and membranous from the verbal section of the test, but don't go insane in the membrane—there's been no depreciation in knowledge among the youth.Z-plurals are plurals that would end with an s but get a z instead, for style pointz.In and around Sheboygan, Wisconsin, barbecues are known as fry outs even though nothing's fried. And a hot tamale is more like a sloppy joe sandwich.This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2015, Wayword LLC.

This week on "A Way with Words": The SAT is changing things up, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Just because words like membranous are no longer in the verbal section doesn't mean kids aren't learning important vocabulary. And speaking of useful terms, shouldn't we have an English word for "the parents of your child's spouse"? Actually, there is one. And if your daughter gets divorced, should she call her former husband her . . .  wasband? Plus, Sheboyganisms like fry out and hot tamales, please find attached and other e-mail language, the two meanings of inertia, Z-plurals, and mispronounced words.FULL DETAILSPrecocious readers need not be ashamed of mispronouncing words like misled or epitome—it's never too late to actually hear it pronounced properly for the first time, although it can be a little embarrassing.When the term ex-husband sounds too prickly of a descriptor, try wasband. Nothing's hungrier than a woodpecker with a headache. Think about it for a second—it does makes sense.In the scientific sense, inertia is the tendency for things to continue doing what they're doing, like staying in motion. But the common meaning of inertia almost always refers to the tendency to do nothing, making inertia something that must be overcome in order to get things done. If you want to check the weather without leaving the sofa, just call in the dogs and see if they're wet.Quiz Guy John Chaneski is back with his classic License Plate Game. He'll give you three letters, and you have to come up with the shortest possible word that contains them in that order.To some, the phrase please find attached might sound like musty old language for the e-mail age. It's always smart to be formal when the context is all business, but there are other phrases that convey the same meaning, such as I've attached and Here is the document you requested.Why shouldn't it be a term of endearment to call someone a cherry Lifesaver? Cherry's the best flavor!If you grew up reading Hardy Boys books, chances are you knew the term indicted long before you ever heard it pronounced.The expressions such as and such clauses as are both acceptable. The P/U dialect, common in the South, is marked by distinct emphasis on the first syllable of words such as police and umbrella.Parents of a toddler may wonder if Uh-oh should count as their child's first word. Yep, and it's actually pretty common first word for little kids, since mishaps are things they learn about early on.We need a common word for "the parents of your son-in-law or daughter-in-law." Although English has the word affines, it's rarely used outside of such fields as anthropology or psychiatry. Other languages have more commonly used terms for "your child's in-laws," such as Yiddish machatunim or machetunim, and Spanish consuegros. The SAT is cutting depreciatory and membranous from the verbal section of the test, but don't go insane in the membrane—there's been no depreciation in knowledge among the youth.Z-plurals are plurals that would end with an s but get a z instead, for style pointz.In and around Sheboygan, Wisconsin, barbecues are known as fry outs even though nothing's fried. And a hot tamale is more like a sloppy joe sandwich.This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.....Support for A Way with Words comes from The Ken Blanchard Companies, celebrating 35 years of making a leadership difference with Situational Leadership II, the leadership model designed to boost effectiveness, impact, and employee engagement. More about how Blanchard can help your executives and organizational leaders at kenblanchard.com/leadership.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2014, Wayword LLC.

I admit to being a proud European. Although English born and bred, and I still love the United Kingdom, including Scotland if it remains part of the Union, I do not regard myself as being particularly English or British, but European. I know it is not a particularly popular concept at the present time, but I am proud to be European... www.barriemahoney.com and www.thecanaryislander.com

Hello everybody It’s nice to be here again to talk to you. I’ve been having some nice feedback about my podcasts recently and it’s always nice to receive it. Thanks to those of you who sent me messages of encouragement either here or on Livemocha.com. I’m always glad to know that you find my podcasts useful and interesting. Today I want to suggest an idea for those of you who want to know how your English is progressing and also a small English practice test. My idea is this. I want to give you a topic here that you can read about and then you can write a small text in your own words to explain my text. Maybe between 50 and 100 words will be enough. Copy any words I have written – but don’t copy out my text word for word – or it will not be useful for the test. You must create a new text yourself in your own words. If you have access to recording equipment, make a recording of your voice saying my words and also read out aloud your written text. Keep this text and voice recording for a month and then do the same test again. Do not check your previous work and try to write the best text and speak as well as you can. Record your voice again copying my voice recording and also your new writing. Once you have done this – keep the text and recording safe for a few days. Then get both recordings and texts together and listen to and read to the first one and then the second. You will be able to see if you have improved: Your pronunciation, speed of speaking and confidence Your reading skills – for how easily you can read and understand my text and your own Your listening skills – how well you can understand this podcast Your writing skills – how your written language has improved from the first piece of writing to the second – 1 month later You can see how much progress you have made across all four language skills. I think this will be useful for you. Now I will read out the text below at normal speed. My country Today I want to talk about my country. Did you know that I live in 4 different places? Well, I mean that my country has four different names. My country is called England Great Britain is the name of the largest island. Eire is the name of the next biggest island. There are many other smaller islands. Together these islands are called “The British Isles (Isles also means islands) United Kingdom means England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is the political union of the country. The capital of the United Kingdom is London. The United Kingdom does not have an official language – but of course, most people here speak English. Although English is the most common language, there are other languages in the British Isles. These are: Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Manx (Isle of Mann) There was also a language that used to be called Cornish –this was spoken by people in the south-west part of England which is now called Cornwall. There are many different people living in Great Britain. Those people who are born here are called “British” This is true even when their parents come from other countries There are 50,000,000 British people living in the United Kingdom The flag of the United Kingdom is very well know and is a red cross (for England) a blue cross for Scotland and “St Patrick’s cross” for Northern Ireland. There is no part of the flag to represent Wales – which is something that some people would like to see changed. So, when I say “I am English” I mean that I live in one country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain which is called England I hope you like this idea and I am very interested to know if it helps you judge your progress Bye for now