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  2. RAS syndrome - Wikipedia

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    "ATM machine" is a common example of RAS syndrome. RAS syndrome, where RAS stands for redundant acronym syndrome (making the phrase "RAS syndrome" autological), is the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym in conjunction with the abbreviated form.

  3. How frequently are people saying 'please'? Not very often ...

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    Here’s what’s going on with manners, and why psychologists think saying “no thank you” to saying “please” might be the more polite thing to do. People say please fewer than 1 in 10 ...

  4. Anyways - Wikipedia

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    Anyways may refer to: Anyways or the title song, by Young Nudy, 2020; Anyways or the title song, by the Starting Line, 2016 "Anyways", a song by Arctic Monkeys from ...

  5. Rude (song) - Wikipedia

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    Critical reviews for "Rude" have been mixed. 4Music complimented the song, saying: "One listen and you'll be hooked." [7] An article in Psychology Today drew a connection between the lyrics of the song and social attitudes about interracial relationships, [8] while Time magazine named "Rude" the tenth-worst song of 2014, criticizing its "sanitized reggae-fusion sound" and lyrics. [9]

  6. Online, 'unalive' means death or suicide. Experts say it ...

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    Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and suicide rates for that age group increased more than 50% from ...

  7. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    Many times when one sneezes, they say that the thing they are about to do will not happen. So, a listener says Kher be. "It will be a good thing, God willing", or the shorter version, "A good sign hopefully". Têr bijî. ”May you live long” Kusaal: Win yɛl sida! "God speaks truth." Sneezing means that someone elsewhere is praising you. Ami ...

  8. Speech disfluency - Wikipedia

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    A disfluence or nonfluence is a non-pathological hesitance when speaking, the use of fillers (“like” or “uh”), or the repetition of a word or phrase. This needs to be distinguished from a fluency disorder like stuttering with an interruption of fluency of speech, accompanied by "excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerism".

  9. Jinx (game) - Wikipedia

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    A jinx can be initiated when at least two people say any same word or phrase at the same time. [3] Typically, after the coincidental voicing of the same content, the individuals compete to say the word "jinx" before the other, with the slower respondent being the "loser" or "jinxee." There are different variations on what is required of the jinxee.