Word: english
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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ENDERBY, by Anthony Burgess. In this retouching of an earlier portrait of the artist as a middle-aged gasbag, the gifted English novelist combines the elements of entertainment and enlightenment with uncommon artistry...
...sidewalk Romeos of Rome are among the world's most aggressive. Known locally as "pappagalli" (parrots) for their incessant and provocative chatter ("Eh, bella, you speaka English? Wanna spaghetti? I give you little spaghetti, huh?"), they trail women tourists through the Via Veneto, along the Spanish Steps, and around the Fountain of Trevi. Gabbing often gives way to grabbing, and the pappagalli are adept at supplementing their spiels with patting, pinching and poking...
...risen nearly 60%. In the 1940s, Kinsey reported that about 27% of college-educated females had surrendered their virginity before marriage. Packard's study now puts the figure at 43%. Of particular interest to male exchange students is Packard's international sampling. Sixty-three percent of the English university girls questioned said that they were experienced, if not seasoned. Next came the German girls, with 60%; the Norwegians, 54%; the Canadians, 35%. Last were the Italian coeds, 90% of whom reported they were still innocent...
...steadily becoming less Greek than Orthodox. Probably a fourth of its estimated 1,800,000 members no longer speak the language of their ancestors, and the bishops have been under constant pressure from younger laymen and many parents and priests to allow the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in English. This year, in an effort to renew its links with Hellenic tradition, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America decided to hold its biennial congress of clergy and laity for the first time in Greece. The result was enough to transform even the most patriotic Hellenophile into...
Papousek stopped again. His knowledge of English is good, but he worries about choosing the right words to express his feelings...