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Vocab: Vacilate
Verb: Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
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Parallel Market or Grey Market
Or Gray Market: To trade unofficially/unconventionally. For example: the case where a Thailand student had family send textbooks from Thailand and sold it in U.S. I do not think the ethic of the Thai is in question here, but the … Continue reading
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Vocab: Indiscriminately
It can be positively used to mean against "discrimination". But it is also a strong term to mean "隨便", which I have often translated as arbitrarily.
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Vocab: Fedora
After hearing that name, only now I learned of its meaning: felt hat with creased top. Favored in the 50s and even now in New York. Those mafia hats. Used in combination of tommy guns in classic movies.
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New Term for most of those Evangelicals of today
I just came up with a term for the so called Evangelicals who infuse some of charismatic theology/psychology into their foundations. Singing those charismatic music. They couldn't tell the difference between praising Christ and singing a prom song to Jesus. … Continue reading
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The Left and Right Wing, especially in politics
Its history originated from the French Revolution, where the noblemen sat to the president's right and commoners sat to the left in parliament. Left Wing leaning towards: changes, reforming, for the people, democratic, liberal, communism, etc. Right Wing leaning towards: … Continue reading
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Politically Correct
To say things without offending anyone. i.e. "I don't care about being politically correct or incorrect, I will say the truth. "
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Matrilineality of China
On last Friday's fellowship, the subject of Matriarchy of ancient China was brought up. Out of suspicion, I could only take notes for further research. After a brief referencing online, I have concluded that it is a minor thing that … Continue reading
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