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  2. Bilingual pun - Wikipedia

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    The result of a bilingual pun can be a joke that makes sense in more than one language (a joke that can be translated) or a joke which requires understanding of both languages (a joke specifically for those that are bilingual). A bilingual pun can be made with a word from another language that has the same meaning, or an opposite meaning.

  3. Upside-down question and exclamation marks - Wikipedia

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    Outside of the Spanish-speaking world, John Wilkins proposed using the upside-down exclamation mark "¡" as a symbol at the end of a sentence to denote irony in 1668. He was one of many, including Desiderius Erasmus , who felt there was a need for such a punctuation mark, but Wilkins' proposal, like the other attempts, failed to take hold.

  4. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    This phrase, and its Italian (beneplacito) and Spanish (beneplácito) derivatives, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum (at pleasure). a capite ad calcem: from head to heel: i.e., "from top to bottom", "all the way through", or "from head to toe". See also a pedibus usque ad caput. a contrario: from the opposite

  5. Literal translation - Wikipedia

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    Literal translation, direct translation, or word-for-word translation is the translation of a text done by translating each word separately without analysing how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence. [1] In translation theory, another term for literal translation is metaphrase (as opposed to paraphrase for an analogous translation).

  6. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday ...

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    The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding ...

  7. DeepL Translator - Wikipedia

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    DeepL for Windows translating from Polish to French. The translator can be used for free with a limit of 1,500 characters per translation. Microsoft Word and PowerPoint files in Office Open XML file formats (.docx and .pptx) and PDF files up to 5MB in size can also be translated.

  8. What are the deadliest plane accidents? See list after South ...

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    On Sunday, 179 people were killed as a plane touched down in South Korea, making it the deadliest plane crash in South Korea's history.. Two of the six Jeju Air crew members are the only survivors ...

  9. Word problem (mathematics education) - Wikipedia

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    Word problem from the Līlāvatī (12th century), with its English translation and solution. In science education, a word problem is a mathematical exercise (such as in a textbook, worksheet, or exam) where significant background information on the problem is presented in ordinary language rather than in mathematical notation.