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Quartz
April 14, 2018
“Developed with machine learning, it uses 'natural language understanding' of words and phrases.” A director of engineering at Google, the 70-year-old transhumanism advocate leads a team studying how to train computers to read and respond like humans. Last year, his team introduced a time-savingÃâà...
Hull Daily Mail
April 14, 2018
Like the people who speak it, it is filled with quirks – its erratic spelling for example – that other languages simply don't have. We are also a nation that loves a good saying or phrase to help us express what it is we mean. Here are a few examples of how English words and phrases are getting muddled andÃâà...
Jordan Times
April 14, 2018
AMMAN — “Anes or Maiden”, “forbidden”, “not allowed”, “you cannot”, “you're a shame”, “that's not your right”, “you are weak” are some of the words and phrases that hinder women's economic, social and political participation that Sally Qadoumi is willing to change through her initiative “Ana Mish Haik”.
FactorDaily
April 14, 2018
Brave New Words is the first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction, and what makes it a very interesting read is that it contains a comprehensive listing of all the words and phrases that have originated in science fiction, but also the terms often used in this genre – across books, television and filmÃâà...
Business Insider
March 30, 2018
If you've ever been a patient in the ER or a doctor's office, odds are you've heard a nurse throw around some unusual words or phrases. Thanks to popular TV hospital dramas, we're familiar with phrases such as "coding," "stat," and "crash cart." But there are other names, phrases, and abbreviations nursesÃâà...
Black Enterprise
March 29, 2018
One of the things that we made note of beyond all of the gems that were being dropped, were some of the most used words and phrases that women used time and time again to describe their time at the summit. You see what we did there?! If there's one thing that unites black women more than anything it'sÃâà...
Business Insider
March 23, 2018
Brits and Americans might speak the same language, but there are plenty of British words, phrases, and slang that mean something totally different in America. These differences can cause embarrassment or even get you into trouble. If you ask a British woman about her pants, for example, she'll assumeÃâà...
Auto Credit Express (blog)
December 31, 1999
When you're getting an auto loan – subprime or otherwise – there are a lot of terms thrown around that you might not be familiar with. The best way to go into any situation is to be prepared, so we're going to help arm you with the knowledge you'll need when it comes to financing a vehicle.
The Root
December 31, 1999
(We already know about nigga/nigger, but there are more!) 1. Bodega. 2. Hood. 3. Ghetto. (Really, no one — white, black, kappa, etc — should ever say ghetto again, ever.) Error loading player: No playable sources found. Advertisement. 4. Spades. 5. What's good? (Nothing at all, now that you've said that.).
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