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🇨🇦 Canadian Word of the Day: Pencil Crayon
What do you call a wood-cased colouring instrument? If you're Canadian, you likely say 'pencil crayon.' Most Americans, on the other hand, call them 'colored pencils.' This simple two-word term is a classic piece of Canadian vocabulary, learned in elementary school art classes from coast to coast. It's a small but distinct marker of Canadian English. #Canada #CanadianSlang #WordOfTheDay #SchoolDays
" #Navajo babies . . . typically weren’t given names until they have their first laugh. . . . But why wait until they laugh?
"Navajos are great observers, so when it came to newborns – and this is supported to modern data on infant mortality – the period between birth and the first laugh is most critical. Without prenatal care or modern monitoring technology, the first laugh was the best marker for Navajos to judge survival. When baby laughs, it’s a sign that she has found a very important lifeline – laughter itself.
"Of course, when baby first laughs, a celebration – or ceremony – is held. The one to make baby laughs has the responsibility of making the event happen, because it is said that baby will inherit qualities of that person – and there’s no better trait than generosity."
- from Navajo #WordOfTheDay, awéé' "baby" https://navajowotd.com/word/awee/ #language #indigenous
" #Navajo babies . . . typically weren’t given names until they have their first laugh. . . . But why wait until they laugh?
"Navajos are great observers, so when it came to newborns – and this is supported to modern data on infant mortality – the period between birth and the first laugh is most critical. Without prenatal care or modern monitoring technology, the first laugh was the best marker for Navajos to judge survival. When baby laughs, it’s a sign that she has found a very important lifeline – laughter itself.
"Of course, when baby first laughs, a celebration – or ceremony – is held. The one to make baby laughs has the responsibility of making the event happen, because it is said that baby will inherit qualities of that person – and there’s no better trait than generosity."
- from Navajo #WordOfTheDay, awéé' "baby" https://navajowotd.com/word/awee/ #language #indigenous
J'essaye de traduire "onglée" en anglais et c'est l'échec. Mais y'a une grande variété de trucs que ça n'est pas :
Chillbrains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilblains
Erythromelalgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythromelalgia
Cold urticaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_urticaria
"Ulcerated chilblains are referred to as kibes." #TIL #wordoftheday #motdujour
Word of the Day: 'Keener' 📚
In Canadian slang, a 'keener' refers to someone who is extremely eager, enthusiastic, or keen to achieve something, particularly in academic settings. Similar to 'brown-noser' or 'teacher's pet' but with less negative connotation. "That keener always has her homework done a week early!" 🇨🇦 #Canada#CanadianSlang#WordOfTheDay
Word of the Day: 'Keener' 📚
In Canadian slang, a 'keener' refers to someone who is extremely eager, enthusiastic, or keen to achieve something, particularly in academic settings. Similar to 'brown-noser' or 'teacher's pet' but with less negative connotation. "That keener always has her homework done a week early!" 🇨🇦 #Canada#CanadianSlang#WordOfTheDay
Mot et animal du jour: Takin, merveilleux bestiau asiatique situé (à l'œil) quelque part entre le gnou et la chèvre des Montagnes rocheuses.
En anglais, aussi appelé "cattle chamois" ou "gnu goat" !
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takin
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strange_Animal_(24277212624).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tibetan_takins.jpg
#motdujour #wordoftheday
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