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    shot on 6 September "My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901)...
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  • A Man Without Words is a book by Susan Schaller, first published in 1991, with a foreword by author and neurologist Oliver Sacks. The book is a case study...
    14 KB (1,742 words) - 23:09, 11 March 2023
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    of eastern and northern England. Many of these words are part of English core vocabulary, such as egg and knife. English has also borrowed many words...
    233 KB (23,650 words) - 16:32, 5 June 2024
  • words used in the English language include both words that have been assimilated into English – used by both Yiddish and English speakers – and many that...
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    and another man from Jackson." — John B. Nixon, American convicted murderer (14 December 2005), right before being executed "My last words will be 'Hoka...
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    reported as, "Tell the doctors it is impossible for me to record the words of a dying man. It would be interesting to do so, but I cannot. My time has come...
    183 KB (20,870 words) - 01:51, 5 May 2024
  • This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing...
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    Jerry Spinelli (category American writers of Italian descent)
    from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009. "He's a man of Many Words". The Washington Post. June 8, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009. "My Gen...
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    Profanity (redirect from Swear words)
    is a man at the door"). Another subcategory, expletive attributive, is an adjective or adverb used as an intensifier. Many of these are swear words, but...
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  • rules of each specific language, and on the types of words allowed for consideration. Agglutinative languages allow for the creation of long words via compounding...
    76 KB (7,126 words) - 19:18, 6 June 2024
  • This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between...
    317 KB (336 words) - 06:19, 16 April 2024
  • ISBN 978-1-74166-827-8 "Man of many words wins Age book award". The Age. Melbourne. August 24, 2002. http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Books/RECOLLECTIONS-OF...
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  • euphemism for words that are often considered profane or offensive. The designation "four-letter" arises from the observation that many (though not all)...
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    Fourteen Words (also abbreviated 14 or 1488) is a reference to two slogans originated by David Eden Lane, one of nine founding members of the defunct white...
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  • senex "old man"). Siblicide – the killing of an infant individual by their close relatives (full or half siblings). Sororicide – the act of killing one's...
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    Language (redirect from Spoken words)
    different words depending on who is listening. For example, in the Australian language Dyirbal, a married man must use a special set of words to refer...
    137 KB (16,052 words) - 17:30, 31 May 2024
  • Sanskrit; see List of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many others are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian origin. Some of the latter are...
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    September 2016). "Revolutionary "Last Words"". Journal of the American Revolution. Retrieved 7 April 2021. "Nathan Hale: The Man and the Legend". Connecticut History...
    74 KB (8,765 words) - 00:47, 20 May 2024
  • Governor Almont. Hacklett is a man of many words who throws them around without regard for consequence. In his eyes, all of Charles Hunter's privateering...
    16 KB (2,114 words) - 08:02, 28 May 2024
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    The seven dirty words are seven English-language curse words that American comedian George Carlin first listed in his 1972 "Seven Words You Can Never Say...
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