Word: italianization
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...purpose of resuming the negotiations at Washington begun by M. Caillaux that M. Bérenger is leaving for the United States soon as French Ambassador, and we hope that when an accord is reached the French franc will follow the upward course of the Belgian franc and Italian lira...
...Piokman, 12 and Conf. Sec. New Lect. Hall Mr. Russell, 4, 15 and Conf. Sec. Memorial Hall Mr. Salmon, 6, 13 and Conf. Sec. New Lect. Hall Mr. Taylor, 5, 16 and Conf. Sec. Memorial Hall History 3a Sem. Mus. 1 History 19 Sever 35 History 33 Harvard 2 Italian 2 Sem. Mus. 1 Latin 8 Sever 17 Mathematics A1 Sever 36 Mathematics G Sever 17 Mathematics 2 I Emerson J Mathematics 7 Sever 18 Mathematics 16 Sever 18 Music 2 Sever 18 Physics 6a Sever 24 Psychology 21a Emerson 27 Semitic 9a Emerson F Social Ethics 26 Emerson...
...Italian Invented "So's Your...
...phrase 'So's your old man' came to me while in a rather an amusing situation. It was at a benefit banquet and a group of actors, including myself, were waiting on the tables. A little Italian buss boy volunteered to explain to me my duties. The last sentence of his very broken and totally unintelligible discourse sounded like some remarks about my 'old man,' so I replied 'So is your old man' and the expression started. As you can see the emphasis was, in its first use, on the third word...
...During many years he had to teach elementary German, as did nearly everyone who had recently conbac back from a German university. The elements of Italian he taught, also; in fact, until his last years an unconscionable proportion of his time was spent in imparting the rudiments of languages; and his working hours were longer than most people's. But his sturdy, sunny optimism never repined. More in accordance with his talents was a course in Middle High German which he had an opportunity to give before his complete shift to his favorite Romance field...