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  2. A language is a dialect with an army and navy - Wikipedia

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    Some scholars believe that Antoine Meillet had earlier said that a language is a dialect with an army, but there is no contemporary documentation of this. [10]Jean Laponce noted in 2004 that the phrase had been attributed in "la petite histoire" (essentially anecdote) to Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934) at a meeting of the Académie Française; Laponce referred to the adage as "la loi de Lyautey ...

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  4. Wit - Wikipedia

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    A witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee is the wit of the quick answer and capping comment: the snappy comeback and neat retort. Metaphysical poetry as a style was prevalent in the time of English playwright William Shakespeare , who admonished pretension with the phrase "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit". [ 3 ]

  5. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Saturday, January 25

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    Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #594 on Saturday ...

  6. Lazzi - Wikipedia

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    Lazzi (/ ˈ l ɑː t s i /; from the Italian lazzo, a joke or witticism) are stock comedic routines that are associated with commedia dell'arte.Performers, especially those playing the masked Arlecchino, had many examples of this in their repertoire, and would use improvisatory skills to weave them into the plot of dozens of different commedia scenarios.

  7. Beau Brummell - Wikipedia

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    George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) [1] was an important figure in Regency England, and for many years he was the arbiter of British men's fashion.At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France.

  8. Riley Keough Recalls Mom Lisa Marie Presley's Reaction to Her ...

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    Riley Keough is remembering some tough love she got from her famous mom as a teenager.. Appearing on the Wednesday, Jan. 15 episode of Call Her Daddy, the Daisy Jones and the Six actress spoke ...

  9. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...