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A loanword is a word taken from another language, such as โangstโ or โtsunamiโ or โcalqueโ. A calque is a literal translation of a word from another language, such as rhinestone (from French caillou du Rhine) or blueblood (from Spanish sangre azul) or loanword (from German lehnwort).
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Textile with Brocade. 13th century. Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1946 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468119
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its christmas eve and look whos on tumblr
all of us
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a lot of people think pink lemonade is interchangeable with strawberry or even raspberry lemonade but theyre wrong. theres actually a lot of nuance
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unfortunately at some point in everyone's lives they endure the periods of their life called "being 14" "being 19" and "being 27"
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you could never make blazing saddles today. movies take a really long time to film and it's already 11am on the west coast. also most actors and film staff would probably like to spend christmas eve with their families.
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yesterday i was normal/average, today im different/weird. it depends on the day and the events that transpire.
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More of my emails should start โhello pervert.โ
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Seeing your friends will Literally change your life
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