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Monday, November 6, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hilariously Self-Owns With Simple Dictionary Definition - HuffPost UK - Dictionary
Far-right Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican, Georgia) was brought to book on X, formerly Twitter, after she shared the dictionary definition of a word she’d used to rant about fellow House Republicans.
After Greene had slammed as “feckless” the House Republicans who’d voted down her resolution to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib (Democrat, Michigan) ― whom she had accused of “antisemitic activity” over her anti-Israel comments ― Greene shared the definition of the term.
It was defined as “lacking initiative or strength of character.”
Merriam-Webster dictionary, meanwhile, defines the term as meaning “weak, ineffective” and “worthless, irresponsible.”
Synonyms include “ineffectual,” “ineffective” and “inefficient.”
X users suggested it was a self-own for the conspiracy theory-peddling extremist congresswoman:
'AI' is Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year - CoinGeek - Dictionary
Collins Dictionary has announced ‘AI’ as its Word of the Year for 2023, ahead of de-influencing, greedflation, and debanking.
BREAKING NEWS The Collins Word of the Year is… AI.
Find out more about #CollinsWOTY 2023 and see the full list here: https://ift.tt/D9iTsHZ #CollinsDictionary #AI #artificialintelligence pic.twitter.com/3HZotbGGnJ
— Collins Dictionary (@CollinsDict) November 1, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the most popular topic this year as millions interacted with ChatGPT and other popular chatbots. AI was met with excitement and expectation as users turned to chatbots for recipes, coding, script writing, analysis, making music, and more.
This didn’t last long, and fear and suspicion soon set in. Would AI take over the world in the future? Can the machines we’re investing billions in become self-aware and destroy us? Are we moving too fast with AI? These were among the hottest debate topics in 2023, justifying Collins Dictionary’s choice for its Word of the Year.
Collins defines AI as “the modelling of human mental functions by computer programs.”
AI has become a divisive topic globally. Some, like the Godfather of AI, George Hinton, have warned that we’re moving too fast with the technology. Others, like OpenAI founder Sam Altman, say we’re not moving fast enough. Regulators claim that we must rein in the technology through comprehensive policies. And yet others, like Dr. Craig Wright and
Konstantinos Sgantzos, say AI is a little overrated.
“We know that AI has been a big focus this year in the way that it has developed and has quickly become as ubiquitous and embedded in our lives as email, streaming, or any other once futuristic, now everyday technology,” commented Alex Beecroft, the managing director at Collins.
Other contenders this year included debanking and greedflation. The former refers to “the act of depriving a person of banking facilities,” while the latter is “the use of inflation as an excuse to raise prices to artificially high levels in order to increase corporate profits.”
Debanking has been made popular in the U.K. by politician Nigel Farage, who accused Coutts, a private bank and wealth manager, of shutting down his bank accounts due to his political views.
However, the digital asset industry is no stranger to debanking. Several companies, from exchanges to wallets and startups, have had their accounts shut down for dealing in digital assets.
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Sunday, November 5, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hilariously Self-Owns With Simple Dictionary Definition - Yahoo News - Dictionary
Far-right Rep. (R-Ga.) was brought to book on X, formerly Twitter, after she shared the dictionary definition of a word she’d used to rant about fellow House Republicans.
After Greene had slammed as “feckless” the House Republicans who’d voted down her resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) ― whom she had accused of “antisemitic activity” over her anti-Israel comments ― Greene shared the definition of the term.
It was defined as “lacking initiative or strength of character.”
Merriam-Webster dictionary, meanwhile, defines the term as meaning “weak, ineffective” and “worthless, irresponsible.”
Synonyms include “ineffectual,” “ineffective” and “inefficient.”
X users suggested it was a self-own for the conspiracy theory-peddling extremist congresswoman:
Self own of the day 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Kevin James (@KevinJa52749283) November 2, 2023
Is this describe ourselves day?
— THE UNITED SPOT (@THEUNITEDSPOT_) November 2, 2023
Weird flex. But I agree. It describes you perfectly.
— Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 (@KellyScaletta) November 2, 2023
There’s a picture of you next to that word.
— David Weissman ✡️ (@davidmweissman) November 2, 2023
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Edmonton Oilers talking a good game but are lost in translation on ice - Edmonton Journal - Translation
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Contrary to what’s been happening on the ice, the Edmonton Oilers are talking a good game, at least.
A 2-7-1 record to start a season where their lot in playoff life was projected nothing short of Stanley Cup contention has taken a poor start and magnified it to the point where sky’s are soon falling and heads are soon rolling. At least, for a disheartened fan base that has been through far too much disappointment before things turned around the last couple years.
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And it seems the worm is turning once more.
But you wouldn’t know it the way they treated Sunday’s practice and media availability after getting beat 5-2 by the Nashville Predators the day before.
The moral of the story they’re telling lauds teamwork and togetherness as the way through the less-than-fairytale forest that has so far found them lost in translation.
“It’s little things that matter, right? We say all the right things and we just can’t seem to do the right things right now,” said Leon Draisaitl, who has been unable to step up in the void of productivity that’s being left behind by Connor McDavid, who is obviously playing less than 100 per cent healthy since returning from an upper-body injury.
“And obviously when you’re struggling or lacking confidence in general as a group, it seems to downward spiral much faster than anything else. But every team goes through this, we’ve got to make sure we catch it early.”
Draisaitl — who at one point not so long ago couldn’t miss on the Oilers’ record-setting power play — is on a goal drought that has lasted seven games. He will look to end it Monday night (8 p.m., Sportsnet West) in Vancouver, the scene of the 8-1 crime that started the whole slide back on opening day.
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But head coach Jay Woodcroft isn’t putting it all on the shoulders of one or two individuals.
“They wear the same jersey as everybody else,” Woodcroft said. “I think it’s a lot to ask of just one or two players, they’re in it with everybody else. Collectively, as a group we could be so much better.
“Everybody is giving what they have, but I do think there is a little bit more from the group, collectively. And when the group performs at the level it does and plays toward a certain type of structure, usually that helps every individual.”
Exactly what is going on inside the dressing room and what is being said behind closed doors is anyone’s guess.
“Yeah, I mean, that’s probably not something I want to share with everyone, the conversations we’re having in there, the things that we’re saying. Not that it’s anything private, but that’s our haven in there,” said Derek Ryan. “We’re a tight-knit group and we’re going through a lot of adversity right now and we want to get through it together.
“We’re talking about a lot of the same things you guys are and we’re trying to figure it out.”
In the meantime, the story the Oilers keep telling themselves will continue to have a happy ending. Eventually.
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“For us, we are maintaining a positive outlook,” Woodcroft said. “And I got asked last night in the media, how do you maintain that when the results aren’t there? Well, I think when the results aren’t there, you want to make sure you’re going back and looking at everything, seeing things clearly.
“You want to make sure that your process is correct. If you take care of the process and your people are in the right mindset, usually the results takes care of itself. Right now, we haven’t done that long enough, hard enough, or collectively, well enough. And when you don’t do that, you’re sitting with the record that we are.”
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Saturday, November 4, 2023
Collins Dictionary's 2023 Word of the Year Will Surprise No One - PCMag - Dictionary
Collins Dictionary's yearly infographic showcases the year's top trending terms, and in 2023, AI is its word of the year.
"An explosion of debate, scrutiny, and prediction [is] more than enough justification for Collins’ 2023 Word of the Year: AI," Collins says.
In addition to AI, Collins shortlisted several other words. They include bazball, deinfluencing, nepo baby, ultra-processed, and canon event. Yes, your spell checker will underline all of those words if you type them out. They are real words, though.
Most of the words on the list had some sort of cultural significance this year. For example, influencers use their platform to promote products or lifestyles. Deinfluencing is the act of using one's platform to warn followers away from products or lifestyles. One of the words, greedflation, describes using inflation as an excuse to unnecessarily raise prices to increase corporate profits.
Meanwhile, many blogs across the internet started compiling nepo baby lists. Nepo baby, where nepo is short for nepotism, describes a person whose career is believed to have been advanced by having famous parents. Collins lists Gwyneth Paltrow as an example of a nepo baby, though she's not a fan of the term.
Collins also detailed how health experts have been warning against ultra-processed foods in 2023. ULEZ, short for ultra-low emission zone, popped up in the UK, where Londoners have to drive vehicles that adhere to emissions standards or pay a fine.
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Perhaps the oddest choice this year is semaglutide. It's a drug, commonly known as Ozempic, that lowers blood sugar and suppresses the appetite to help folks with both problems. It became FDA-approved in 2021 and has made quite a name for itself ever since.
Still, none of the words had the impact that AI enjoyed in 2023. It also joins Collins Dictionary's 2021 word of the year, NFT, as being the second initialism to make the list. Prior words of the year from Collins Dictionary include permacrisis in 2022 and lockdown in 2020.
Riyadh translation forum promotes cross-cultural exchange - Arab News - Translation
RIYADH: The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission on Saturday concluded the third International Translation Forum 2023, focusing on the theme “Fostering Cross-Cultural Exchange.”
The forum promoted global cultural communication by highlighting the significance of the translation profession and its role in bridging cultures, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two-day event took place at King Saud University and included 10 panel sessions on critical topics in the field of translation.
The third International Translation Forum organized by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission kicked off on Tuesday under the theme "Transcultural Content". (Supplied)
There were also 10 workshops designed to enhance the translation skills of attendees.
The forum’s first day focused on translation issues and professional experiences. On the second day, a panel discussed the sharing of the Saudi narrative with the world.
Furthermore, the forum included on-stage individual meetings where guest speakers shared their expertise on various translation industry topics, fostering knowledge and experience exchange.
The forum concluded with a ceremony to honor the winners of the translation challenge, which the commission launched in October. Translators and visual content creators translated Arabic poems into a range of languages as part of the competition.
Visitors engaged in discussions with both local and international translation experts through the “Talk with Experts” event. Experts shared their knowledge and guidance with visitors working in the industry.
The forum offered engagement with editorial translation, interpretation and audiovisual translation, all under the guidance of field experts.
An accompanying exhibition was also held to showcase prominent local and international translation institutions.
The forum concluded with a ceremony to honor the winners of the translation challenge, which the commission launched in October. Translators and visual content creators translated Arabic poems into a range of languages as part of the competition.
The commission aims to advance the Saudi translation sector, foster competition, improve communications and raise awareness of the role of the industry in bridging cultures.
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