Newcastle native, Trunky Juno has released a head-nod worthy, reclusive summer single, "Oxford English Dictionary." The track comes as Trunky's first material to follow his well-liked EP, Good Dog, which came last September, cementing his slack-rock approach and the wavy psychedelic form of pop that takes him there.
In describing the track, Juno remarked, “I still find it difficult to spell Mississippi, but I did manage to write a fun song. It's a hooky Alt-Pop that will confidently power walk you straight back to the Trunky Superstore for more Trunky." The grunge tinted songwriting accessibly of Weezer and Beck meet the playful, cosmic-mindedness of The Flaming Lips or Mac Demarco in this memorable soundtrack to a pleasant summer evening.
"Oxford English Dictionary," brings the same endearing level of goofiness masking some real sincerity but with maybe his most radio ready sound to date. The clever one liners and personality here remind of a psyched-up Fountains of Wayne. A punchy drum sequence sets the stage for twangy, loose guitar riff. A group of free floating elements are held together by the gravity of Trunky's songwriting identity. songwriting identity. Lines like "Mississippi is a pretty hard word to spell are foiled by the sweet, earnest "I could love you if you let me." Overall, it's a very sweet, personable depiction of allowing vulnerability amidst summer love.
This is, maybe, the greatest time to become a fan of Trunky Juno as he looks towards July 29th's Belladrum Tartan Hearts Festival in Iverness, and his set at Leeds on the 15th of October. Make sure to follow his build up to these big shows and more via the links below.
"Oxford English Dictionary" is available now via Silent Kid Records.
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - It is less than a month before students head back to school in the area. We all think about school supplies, but we can sometimes forget a few other things kids need, like beauty and grooming.
Patrice Valentine and LaPorsha Brister, founders of the GA Beauty Professionals Dictionary, joined News Leader 9 in the studio to talk about what they are doing to help.
New to the sport of swimming? Ever tried explaining swimming to a non-swimmer? Then you’ve probably struggled with the lingo at some point. Well no worries, because we have you covered with SwimSwam’s Swimming Dictionary. If we missed anything, feel free to share suggestions in the comments.
Freestyle – Referred to as front-crawl by non-swimmers, it is often the first of the 4 strokes taught to young swimmers. The stroke involves repeatedly flailing your arms in a windmill motion while performing the flutter kick. There are more freestyle events offered at the Olympics than any other stroke, which includes the 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1500 distances along with relays and open water events.
Backstroke – The second of the four strokes traditionally taught to young swimmers, sometimes called “back-crawl”. Take freestyle and turn it backwards and you’ve created a backstroke. At the Olympics, backstroke is contested in the 100 and 200 distances, along with the 50 at the World Championships.
Breaststroke – Sometimes called the “frog stroke”, this is the slowest of the 4 swimming strokes. To successfully swim breaststroke, you must propel your body forward, making a scooping motion with your arms, while also completing a frog kick with your legs. In the IM, breaststroke is the third leg of the swim.
Butterfly – The final swimming stroke, often considered the hardest of the four to learn and perform. This stroke involves flinging your body back and forth, creating pain, while also managing not to drown. Michael Phelps may look graceful swimming the butterfly stroke, but you will not.
IM (Individual Medley) – The swimming version of the gymnastics “all-around”, involves swimming all 4 strokes in the order butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle. True IM’ers are the rarest kind of swimmer, those who can successfully and quickly swim all 4 strokes.
SCY – “Short course yards” – a form of swimming that takes place in pools measuring 25 yards, traditionally only contested in the United States in the fall and winter at both the age-group and collegiate levels.
SCM – “Short course meters” – swimming that occurs in pools measuring 25 meters and is often held during the winter months in countries worldwide.
LCM – “Long course meters” – swimming that occurs in pools measuring 50 meters long, used in both World Championship and Olympic competition. This type of swimming is most common worldwide and is also used in most major international competitions. In the United States, swimmers often race long course during the spring and summer.
Relay – An event that consists of 4 swimmers each completing the same distance of a stroke to combine for a time. A relay team traditionally consists of 4 swimmers from the same club or country and is either swum as 4×100 or 4×200. Swimmers may also contest a 4×50 distance, though it’s less common.
Split – The time each swimmer posts on their individual leg on a relay or a swimmer’s times on each 50 of a race. An “even split” occurs when a swimmer posts the same split times on the first half and second half of a race. A “negative split” happens when a swimmer swims the second half of a race faster than they swam the first half.
Anchor – The final swimmer on a relay, often the fastest out of the four swimmers. The anchor has the job of closing a race, often deciding the fate of their entire team.
Lead-off- The first swimmer on a relay, who starts from a flat start instead of a rolling-start. They are tasked with getting the team ahead of the field to give their teammates clear water to swim in.
Start – Alternative word for dive used to refer to the initial dive a swimmer does off of the blocks at the beginning of their race for freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and IM. In backstroke, a start is performed in the water and involves a backwards lunge off of the wall. Coaches often initiate a start by saying “take your marks, go”.
Flat Start – The traditional start used by swimmers in individual races and when leading-off a relay. The swimmer must be still at the beginning of this motion.
Rolling Start (Relay Start) – The start performed on relays, minus the lead-off leg, where the swimmer initiates the motion of the dive prior to the person in front of them touching the wall. For a rolling start to be legal in the eyes of officials, a swimmer must maintain contact with the block until the swimmer in the water touches the wall.
Flipturn – The sequence performed when a swimmer reaches the wall at the end of their 25 or 50 in freestyle or backstroke that involves somersaulting into the wall, touching it with two feet, and then pushing off the wall in streamline.
Kickboard – A piece of training equipment that will make your legs burn as you don’t use your arms. No, this is not a “boogie board” or a “surf board”.
Pull Buoy – A reverse kickboard that goes between your legs to prevent you from kicking. Unlike a kickboard, this will make your arms burn.
Lane line – The plastic dividers that separate swimming lanes. Often cause injury to hands, legs, arms, and feet. You may break your fingers, but at least you’ll be able to swim in a straight line.
Age Grouper – A swimmer under the age of 18 who also competes at the club level. Some people may often refer to them as “junior” swimmers.
Official – The people in white shirts and khaki shorts at swim meets, responsible for maintaining the rules and crushing the dreams of swimmers. If an official approaches you, they may offer you a piece of candy alongside the dreaded DQ slip.
DQ – No, not Dairy Queen, much worse than ice cream. Getting a DQ means that you’ve been disqualified from your race and your time and effort won’t count for anything.
Coach – Someone who will be one of your favorite people, while simultaneously being your worst source of pain in this world. Coaches are tough, smart, and knowledgeable about swimming. They’ll push you to your limit and be with you through all of the highs and lows of the sport.
If you’ve used Microsoft Word, you’re probably familiar with the squiggly red underline that denotes spelling mistakes.
It can be a helpful tool that prevents embarrassing mistakes from finding their way into final documents. However, for people with non-Anglicized names, the red underline can be a jarring experience.
“It makes them feel like they don’t belong,” said Barbara Lee, founder and president of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Elimin8Hate — an anti-racism advocacy arm of the VAFF. “It makes them feel like they’re not a part of the greater community, that they’re a mistake.”
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Elimi8Hate estimates that over 60 per cent of people who change their names to something more anglicized do so because of racism. In response, they developed a program encouraging Asian Canadians to reclaim their names. One of the latest initiatives is a downloadable dictionary of over 8,000 names and monikers from over a dozen Asian countries.
The dictionary is free to install and within minutes of downloading, will eliminate any trace of a red underline beneath names included. Lee said the dictionary is not an exhaustive list and more names are being added on a regular basis.
Elimin8Hate is calling on businesses, organizations, governments, schools and other stakeholders to download the dictionary to reinforce that non-Anglicized names are not a mistake.
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The word experts at the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) are on the hunt for a smorgasbord of new Aussie food words to go into The Australian National Dictionary.
Will we see the 'mystery bag' make it in?...Will the schnitty and the souva make it in, or will they lose out to the smashed avo?
Dr Amanda Laugesen, ANDC Director and Chief Editor, joined Drive Host Raf Epstein to deconstruct the new offerings.
“Avo on toast”, “parma” and “halal snack pack” have all become part of everyday Australian vernacular and now our national dictionary is documenting the country’s culinary maturity in its new edition.
The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC), based at the Australian National University, is looking for new contributions from the public with a focus on food-related words and phrases.
ANDC director and chief editor of the dictionary Dr Amanda Laugesen said as culinary culture changes in Australia so too does language describing it.
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“Avo on toast”, “parma” and “halal snack pack” have all become part of everyday Australian vernacular. File.Credit: Getty Images
“There is a much wider range of food choices available now - multicultural dishes, street food, ingredients from native plants and animals. We also like our less formal ways of enjoying food, from sausage sizzles to food festivals,” she said.
“All of these changes are reflected in the language we use, and we expect that there are many new Australian food-related terms that we have not recorded.”
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Dr Laugesen said the crowdfunding exercise of appealing to the public will also unearth older, arcane terms that have fallen out of fashion.
“We also welcome contributions that may not be new but you think should be recorded. We’ve collected some older words that should have gone into the dictionary before, such as ‘honey joy’, ‘tank loaf’, ‘bushman brownie’ and ‘smiley fritz’ to name a few,” she said.
The public can share their food terms via the ANDC’s Word Box feature or through its contact page.
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