• In traditional Pig Latin, the first consonant sound of a word is moved to the end of the word and then an -ay is added to that.

    VOA: special.2009.12.04

  • For example, the word circus is used to describe any noisy place with a lot of activities going on.

    VOA: special.2009.01.11

  • He read it quickly. Then he put it in his pocket and ran out of the room without saying a word.

    VOA: special.2009.12.26

  • Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word farm was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.

    VOA: special.2010.01.31

  • Bits of paper called "confetti" are often used at parties, so Hailey chose a festive word for her festive music.

    VOA: special.2009.12.18

  • University of Notre Dame anthropology professor Susan Blum wrote about this in a new book, "My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture."

    VOA: special.2009.04.23

  • He decreed that anyone found guilty of using the word Frisco must pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars.

    VOA: special.2009.12.14

  • Now to the wordplay. Commentators and bloggers often use the word "gate" when a politician is accused of trying to hide the truth.

    VOA: special.2011.07.16

  • But word leaked out that it was to take place in the town of Rhinebeck, about a two-hour drive from New York City.

    VOA: special.2010.08.09

  • But to his parents generation the word is a reminder of the counter-revolutionary movement in Nicaragua.

    VOA: special.2010.03.05

  • We have sought in word and deed for a new era of engagement with the world."

    VOA: special.2009.09.26

  • A nineteen forty-nine spoken-word narration of the popular children's story "The Little Engine that Could."

    VOA: special.2010.07.09

  • The word kick sometimes is used to describe a complaint or some kind of dissatisfaction.

    VOA: special.2011.06.05

  • The word "philanthropy" comes from Latin and Greek terms for a love of people.

    VOA: special.2009.11.02

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