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26 Filipino Words Now Officially Part Of The English Langauge

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

“Halo-halo,” “balikbayan,” and “comfort room” are among dozens of new Filipino words in the Oxford English Dictionary.

"Mabuhay"

The Oxford English Dictionary used this Filipino salutation, literally meaning "long live," to greet readers in a blog post today announcing that dozens of Philippine English words are now officially in the OED.

English has been spoken in the Philippines since it was first introduced to the archipelago by US colonial government in the early 1900s, explained Danica Salazar, the Filipina author of the post who's been pushing to include Filipino-coined words into the OED.

"Throughout the years, Filipino English speakers have been adapting the vocabulary of this once foreign tongue, using it to express their own identity and way of life," Salazar wrote. "Some of these unique lexical innovations have found their way into the OED for the very first time in this latest update."

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"Balikbayan"

Meaning: A Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country.

A balikbayan box is a carton shipped or brought to the Philippines from another country by a Filipino who has been living overseas, typically containing items such as food, clothing, toys, and household products.

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"High-blood"

Meaning: Angry, agitated.

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"Miss Todd" Delivers The Feminist Heroine Of Your Dreams

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

Miss Todd is a brilliant short, stop-motion, musical animation about the first woman to build and design an airplane.

Miss E. L. Todd was the first woman in the world to build and design an airplane, but you've probably never heard of her.

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20 Things You Might Have Missed Watching "Game Of Thrones" For The First Time

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

Contains spoilers for those who are yet to catch up with Season 5, obviously.

Let's start at the very beginning. Remember the dead direwolf that had been killed by a stag in the first episode?

This was, though you may not have spotted it at the time, a pretty good analogy for the first few seasons of the show. The direwolf (Ned) was killed by the stag (Joffrey Baratheon). Not only that, but the direwolf left six pups behind – as did Ned.

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And the whole thing didn't end too well for the stag, either.

Whether you take the stag to be Robert or Joffrey, the analogy works either way. Both the Starks and the Baratheons have a rather tough time of it, while the Lannister lions are there to take advantage.

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And that's not the only time we see real animals used as analogies for the houses of Westeros.

In the same episode that King Robert is killed in a hunting "accident", we see Lord Tywin skinning a stag.

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J.K. Rowling Just Announced There Will Be A Harry Potter Play In London Next Year

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will tell the untold story of the boy who lived.

THIS IS HUGE!!!

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J.K. Rowling Had The Cutest Response To A Reader About Fasting For Ramadan

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

That’s how you keep your fans.

Fasting during Ramadan can be a struggle if you're surrounded by food, and sometimes it catches you in places you don't expect.

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Here’s What Happens When A YouTube Star Runs An Advice Booth

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

Social media whiz Connor Franta stopped by our L.A. offices to dish out life advice to our twentysomethings, and NO problems were off-limits!

This is Connor Franta. At 22, he's already a YouTube sensation AND a newly published author, thanks to his memoir.

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He's already accomplished so much in a short period of time, which got us at BuzzFeed thinking: HOW CAN CONNOR HELP US GET OUR LIVES TOGETHER?!

Srsly, we need help!!!

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Editor's Note: These responses have been edited and condensed.

First up: Macey might be young, but really, she's just an old soul — and is still figuring herself out!

Macey: I just turned 25, and I already feel like 30 or 35.

Connor: Yeah, I feel the same. Honestly, I feel like I'm 80.

Macey: I feel like I'm not 20, which is crazy, and I don't know why. And I don't know what to do about it.

Connor: You don't want to go clubbing?

Macey: Yeah! I don't want to go out.

Connor: It's too tiring. I'd rather stay in.

Macey: I don't drink and I don't smoke, so it's like, "What do I do?"

Connor: Um, that's the age-old question. That's why the internet is a thing.

Macey: Stay in and watch Netflix. I guess that's true.

Connor: Your best friend when no one else is. What can you do other than that? Hmm, what can you do. There's not much to do other than that.

Macey: Read?

Connor: Go on a hike! Develop a hobby. Get a cat!

Macey: Yeah, I could get a cat. I could walk my cat.

Connor: Honestly, I would join a person on a walk with their cat. Other than that... Write a book! Make a blog. Make a YouTube channel. The internet is always there!

Macey: That's true!

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It's Official, Another John Green Book Will Be Made Into A Movie

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

Looking for Alaska “IS REALLY HAPPENING.”

ATTENTION ALL NERDFIGHTERS. John Green's book to movie adaptations won't end with upcoming Paper Towns.

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YES JOHN!

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Becca gets Alaska–she wrote me this letter that just made it clear to me that she gets it way deep down, and if you've seen her movie Electrick Children you'll know she has a really cool visual imagination. I am not by nature optimistic, but I think it could be a really great movie.

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What's Your All-Time Favorite Beach Read?

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 26, 2015

Or poolside read. You get it.

It's summertime! But more important: It's summer READING time!!

There is literally no better place or time to open up a good book.

But some books are just MADE for the season.

Maybe your go-to is a lighthearted story of a getaway, like The Vacationers by Emma Straub.

Perhaps you love returning to a childhood classic, like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.