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New Bible translation close to completion in Nigeria – News - Church of the Brethren Newsline - Translation
Translation of the New Testament into Margi South, a language of northeast Nigeria, is close to completion according to Sikabiya Ishaya Samson. He is a minister with Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) who has been working on the translation as a language programs manager for ITDAL (Initiative for the Development of African Languages) based in the city of Jos.
“Margi Tiwi Nga Tǝm (Margi South) is said to be at 80 percent completion, all the books have been drafted, and are waiting for consultant checking,” he wrote in an email report to Newsline. “The Gospels and Acts have been typeset for publication, we are trusting God to get it ready so that it may be dedicated and launched in December 2021.”
He reported that the project is in its fourth year. Also, “a Jesus film has been published and it is in use in the Margi land,” he wrote.
Coincidentally, it was almost exactly a year ago–on Oct. 27, 2020–that EYN ministers reported in Newsline about the near-completion of a long-awaited Bible translation into the Kamwe language. See https://ift.tt/3EyrIvB.
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Dad bod FTW, amirite? Dictionary adds hundreds of new words - WAGM - Dictionary
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate.
Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media.
“Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding,” the nearly 200-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said on its website. “New terms and new uses for existing terms are the constant in a living language.”
The dictionary company said the quick and informal nature of messaging, texting, and tweeting, which has only increased during the pandemic, has “contributed to a vocabulary newly rich in efficient and abbreviated expression.”
Among them: “TBH”, an abbreviation for “to be honest” and “FTW,” an abbreviation for “for the win.”
Merriam-Webster explains that FTW is used “especially to express approval or support. In social media, FTW is often used to acknowledge a clever or funny response to a question or meme.”
And it says “amirite” is a quick way to write “am I right,” as in, “English spelling is consistently inconsistent, amirite?”
The coronavirus pandemic also looms large in the collection of new entrants as “super-spreader,” “long COVID” and “vaccine passport” made the list.
Partisan politics contributed more slang to the lexicon, such as “whataboutism,” which Merriam-Webster defines as “the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse.” For Britons, the dictionary notes that “whataboutery” is more commonly used.
The dreaded “vote-a-ramas” that have become a fixture in the U.S. Congress is explained this way: “an unusually large number of debates and votes that happen in one day on a single piece of legislation to which an unlimited number of amendments can be introduced, debated, and voted on.”
And still other new terms come from the culinary world, such as “fluffernutter,” the homey sandwich of peanut butter, marshmallow crème and white bread.
Horchata, the cold sweetened beverage made from ground rice or almonds and usually flavored with cinnamon or vanilla, also made the cut, as did chicharron, the popular fried pork belly or pig skin snack.
As for “dad bod”? The dictionary defines that as a “physique regarded as typical of an average father; especially: one that is slightly overweight and not extremely muscular.”
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Dictionary adds 'dad bod,' 'fluffernutter,' 'super-spreader' and 450 other new words - syracuse.com - Dictionary
From “dad bod” (”informal : a physique regarded as typical of an average father; especially : one that is slightly overweight and not extremely muscular”) to “fluffernutter” (”a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow crème between two slices of white sandwich bread”), more than 450 new words are now listed as part of the English language in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
The Springfield-based company announced Wednesday that it had added 455 new slang terms, expressions from online culture, pandemic phrases and other recent additions to the vernacular to its dictionary.
Among them are four words or definitions that came into use during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is “breakthrough,” which can now describe an infection in someone who is fully vaccinated against a virus. “Super-spreader” means “an event or location at which a significant number of people contract the same communicable disease.” There’s also “long COVID,” in which coronavirus symptoms can last for months on end, and “vaccine passport,” a document showing proof of inoculation.
But intermingled with the new pandemic words are much more casual turns of phrase — “TBH” (short for “to be honest”), “amirite” (short for “am I right?”), and “whataboutism” (a phrase describing responding to an accusation by claiming another offense is actually worse).
There is also “oobleck,” a mixture of corn starch and water, common in middle or elementary school science classes, that acts like a liquid at rest and a solid when pressure is applied to it.
Beyond “dad bod,” you can also now correctly describe a person as having a “faux-hawk.” Like a mohawk, the faux-hawk has a central ridge hair, but it differs in that the side of the head is not shaved. Instead, hair is slicked up or back to create the noticeable middle section.
“Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding,” Merriam-Webster said in announcing the updates. “New terms and new uses for existing terms are the constant in a living language, and our latest list brings together both new and likely familiar words that have shown extensive and established use.”
Dad bod FTW, amirite? Dictionary adds hundreds of new words. - POLITICO - Dictionary
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate.
Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media.
“Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding,” the nearly 200-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said on its website. "New terms and new uses for existing terms are the constant in a living language."
The dictionary company said the quick and informal nature of messaging, texting, and tweeting, which has only increased during the pandemic, has “contributed to a vocabulary newly rich in efficient and abbreviated expression.”
Among them: “TBH”, an abbreviation for “to be honest” and “FTW,” an abbreviation for “for the win.”
Merriam-Webster explains that FTW is used "especially to express approval or support. In social media, FTW is often used to acknowledge a clever or funny response to a question or meme.”
And it says “amirite” is a quick way to write “am I right,” as in, "English spelling is consistently inconsistent, amirite?”
The coronavirus pandemic also looms large in the collection of new entrants as “super-spreader,” “long COVID” and “vaccine passport” made the list.
Partisan politics contributed more slang to the lexicon, such as “whataboutism," which Merriam-Webster defines as “the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse.” For Britons, the dictionary notes that “whataboutery” is more commonly used.
The dreaded “vote-a-ramas” that have become a fixture in the U.S. Congress is explained this way: “an unusually large number of debates and votes that happen in one day on a single piece of legislation to which an unlimited number of amendments can be introduced, debated, and voted on.”
And still other new terms come from the culinary world, such as “fluffernutter,” the homey sandwich of peanut butter, marshmallow crème and white bread.
Horchata, the cold sweetened beverage made from ground rice or almonds and usually flavored with cinnamon or vanilla, also made the cut, as did chicharron, the popular fried pork belly or pig skin snack.
As for “dad bod”? The dictionary defines that as a “physique regarded as typical of an average father; especially: one that is slightly overweight and not extremely muscular.”
Dad bod FTW, amirite? Dictionary adds hundreds of new words - Phys.org - Dictionary
Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate.
Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media.
"Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding," the nearly 200-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said on its website. "New terms and new uses for existing terms are the constant in a living language."
The dictionary company said the quick and informal nature of messaging, texting, and tweeting, which has only increased during the pandemic, has "contributed to a vocabulary newly rich in efficient and abbreviated expression."
Among them: "TBH", an abbreviation for "to be honest" and "FTW," an abbreviation for "for the win."
Merriam-Webster explains that FTW is used "especially to express approval or support. In social media, FTW is often used to acknowledge a clever or funny response to a question or meme."
And it says "amirite" is a quick way to write "am I right," as in, "English spelling is consistently inconsistent, amirite?"
The coronavirus pandemic also looms large in the collection of new entrants as "super-spreader," "long COVID" and "vaccine passport" made the list.
Partisan politics contributed more slang to the lexicon, such as "whataboutism," which Merriam-Webster defines as "the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse." For Britons, the dictionary notes that "whataboutery" is more commonly used.
The dreaded "vote-a-ramas" that have become a fixture in the U.S. Congress is explained this way: "an unusually large number of debates and votes that happen in one day on a single piece of legislation to which an unlimited number of amendments can be introduced, debated, and voted on."
And still other new terms come from the culinary world, such as "fluffernutter," the homey sandwich of peanut butter, marshmallow crème and white bread.
Horchata, the cold sweetened beverage made from ground rice or almonds and usually flavored with cinnamon or vanilla, also made the cut, as did chicharron, the popular fried pork belly or pig skin snack.
As for "dad bod"? The dictionary defines that as a "physique regarded as typical of an average father; especially: one that is slightly overweight and not extremely muscular."
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From "dad bod" to "amirite": These are the new words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary - CBS News - Dictionary
As language evolves, so does the dictionary. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words and definitions to its dictionary this year and some are surprising slang terms, while others are words that seem like they should've been added long ago.
The dictionary categorized the new additions into several groups based on their source, including words from online culture and communication, coronavirus words and words from tech and science.
In the first category, internet slang words – including abbreviations like "TBH" (to be honest) and "FTW" (for the win) – were added.
Also added: "Amirite" a slang term used in writing for the rhetorical "am I right," which Merriam-Webster defines as a way "to represent or imitate the use of this phrase as a tag question in informal speech."
The word "because" got a tweak to include a new meaning in its definition. Merriam-Webster says it is "often used in a humorous way to convey vagueness about the exact reasons for something." This use of the word avoids delving into the overly technical. For example: "The process works because science" or "they left because reasons."
The words in the coronavirus category include "super-spreader" (a person who is highly contagious or an event or location at which a significant number of people contract the same communicable disease) and "vaccine passport" (a physical or digital document providing proof of vaccination against one or more infectious diseases).
Other internet slang terms were added. "Copypasta," which is often used in lighthearted memes, means data, such as text, that has been copied and spread widely online. It can also be used with more serious intent, says Merriam-Webster.
"Copypasta has been a major feature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the misinformation associated with it, often claiming to provide anonymously sourced 'insider' information on how to treat, cure, or avoid the disease that is often incorrect and dangerous," writes Alex Kasprak for Snopes, which Merriam-Webster used as an example for the definition.
From politics, "vote-a-rama" was added. In the U.S. government, the term means "an unusually large number of debates and votes that happen in one day on a single piece of legislation to which an unlimited number of amendments can be introduced, debated, and voted on," per the dictionary.
Several food-related words were also added – including the iconic lunchroom sandwich, "fluffernutter," which is made with peanut butter and marshmallow crème.
"Chicharron," or "a small piece of pork belly or pig skin that is fried and eaten usually as a snack," was also added. As was the newly popularized "air fryer," which is "an airtight, usually small electrical appliance for quick cooking of foods by means of convection currents circulated rapidly by a fan."
There are hundreds of other new words, but pop culture terms like "faux-hawk" and "dad bod" stand out. One is a "hairstyle resembling a Mohawk," the other is "a physique regarded as typical of an average father; especially : one that is slightly overweight and not extremely muscular." Combined, you have a pretty rad middle-aged man.
Caitlin O'Kane
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