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Where the Streets Have Their Names?
(On the Personalities behind Popular Streets in Winnipeg) If you’ve been living in Winnipeg for a number of years now and have been driving around Downtown area especially, then you must be already familiar
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Can You Lend Me a Dollar or Two?
Canadians call the dollar coin a loonie and the two-dollar a toonie. However, most likely, many people nowadays—especially of the younger generation—no longer know how these words came about. So, for everyone’s dose of
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Sírit! I Give Up! Spill the Secret Now
(On Finding or Creating Filipino-English Counterparts) Many Filipinos assume that some Filipino/Tagalog words don’t have counterparts in English because (1) they don’t research enough, (2) they don’t have a broad English vocabulary (which includes
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An Origin of Leche’s Having Become a Curse Word
In Spanish, ‘leche’ means “milk”; “gatas,” in Filipino. There have been a number of suggested origins of how this word has become a curse word. Here’s one of those, just a personal conjecture based
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Happy Happy Holiday, Hey!
On Some Significant Historical Dates Every country celebrates certain dates that respectively commemorates significant events in its history, usually independence from its previous conqueror or colonializer. Here are some of them. Canada Day (July
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Much Ado about After-a-Period Spacing: A Matter of Choice, Really (Just Be Consistent)
The use of single space versus double space in typing documents has long been a matter of debate for many writers. Many individuals from either camp insist that their spacing style is the correct
Read More »‘To Orient’ or ‘To Orientate’
What Is the Answer? When referring to teaching a staff member, a subordinate, or a student about a set of skills, the correct word to use is ‘orientating,’ ‘orientate,’ or ‘to orientate.’ As examples:
Read More »You May Inputted Something, but Don’t Ever Putted It
On the Past Tense of ‘Put’ and ‘Input’ Put,’ as a verb that means “to move or to place,” remains the same even when it is in past tense. For example, “Did you see
Read More »‘Ng’ versus ‘Nang’
On Filipino Grammar Any language is easy to use by its native speaker only if it is being used for conversational purposes. However, when it is used formally, proper grammar is required; and this
Read More »‘Din’ versus ‘Rin’
On Filipino Grammar Any language is easy to use by its native speaker only if it is being used for conversational purposes. However, when it is used formally, proper grammar is required; and this
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