Tuesday, May 23, 2017

WORD OF THE DAY

nudnik Audio pronunciation
 

 
Definition
 
:
a person who is a bore or nuisance

Did You Know?
 
The suffix -nik came to English through Yiddish (and ultimately from Polish and Ukrainian). It means "one connected with or characterized by being." You might be familiar with beatnikpeacenik, or neatnik, but what about no-goodnik or allrightnik? The suffix -nik is frequently used in English to create nonce words that are often jocular or slightly derogatory. Some theorize that the popularity of the suffix was enhanced by Russian Sputnik, as well as Al Capp's frequent use of -nik words in his L'il Abner cartoons. The nud- of the Yiddish borrowing nudnik ultimately comes from the Polish nuda, meaning "boredom."

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Friday, May 12, 2017

A TAIL OF TWO BRAINS

Watch and listen to the following video and answer the questions below:




- According to Mark, what's the main difference between men's brain and women's brain?

- What's "men's special box"?

- What do women expect from men when they are worried or angry about something?

- Did you enjoy Mark's humour? Why/ why not?

Friday, February 17, 2017