Love isn't what has been marketed to us all through our lives. It is not grand gestures or some big bang waiting to happen; it is an appreciation of what we have and often overlook, notes Aarti David.
It was the most searched word on Merriam-Webster in 2017.
after patrons voted for it, Merriam-Webster accepted for its online open dictionary improving its chances of getting into the dictionaries. w00t expresses joy -- it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay".
The inclusion comes weeks after versatile actors Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, both of whom have also acted in several English movies, protested the term at a function organised in London to honour them.
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'We look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage.'
The controversy over the goods and services tax (GST) rate on food products refuses to die. Now, the Gujarat-based authority of advance rulings (AAR) has ruled that 'parathas' would attract 18 per cent GST. The applicant, Vadilal Industries, sought to know whether various kinds of 'parathas' supplied by them would attract five per cent GST in line with 'khakhra', plain chapati or 'roti'.
'What I would love him to do most is to become a life coach and share his incredible story of struggle, success, and survival,' says marketing guru Sandeep Goyal.
This one's a 'farrago' (thank you, Shashi Tharoor). But don't worry, we've got you covered.
In the current versions of the Oxford English Dictionary, the synonyms for "woman" include some eye-poppingly sexist words: b***h, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, biddy, filly.
The 14-year-old correctly spelled 'koinonia' to win the title.
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The word was actually coined in 1965!
'Our passionate love for our nation as seen in our anger at slogan shouters does not extend to caring for the nation in other ways. We are one of the dirtiest people on earth and even our holiest river the Ganga can only be cleaned if the Supreme Court orders it, and even then with difficulty,' says Aakar Patel.
'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'
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