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...that would-be political protesters will be thwarted in their attempts to make a statement with their footwear. A recent chain email doing the rounds suggested that the Nike computers resolutely refused requests of “sweatshop,” citing the label as “inappropriate slang.” Ethical quandaries aside, it’s clear these puppies are going to prove irresistible for large swathes of trendoid fitness freaks, so get ‘em while they last—before any unfortunate and unexpected bouts of exercise-induced amnesia...
When a Sports Illustrated reporter tailed the team at a race in Seattle, the writer picked up on the slang, and the uncensored attitude of the oarsmen...
...through 1600 Arabic speakers to hire 160 people in the last two years. Part of the reason: It?s hard to find top-notch linguists who also can also qualify for a top secret security clearance. FBI linguists must be equally able to interpret a wiretap laced with street slang and to read a document containing scientific jargon. And, making matters more difficult, the FBI competes with the CIA and other parts of the intelligence community for linguists with impeccable backgrounds...
...been waiting for my partner to get back,” he says. “His nose got bloodied up a little bit.” This is an understatement; the mouthguard and “brain bucket”—slang for helmet—can only protect a boxer so much. As blood streams from his partner’s nose, Yaffi tells him, “If you’re real worried about it, you can?...
...most Parisians have never heard of Costes or his brother Gilbert; they rarely speak to the press. But if you've spent even a weekend in Paris, it's a good bet they have taken your money and shown you a good time. The Costes brothers are limonadiers, French slang for café owners, but theirs is a lemonade empire: a good 40 hotels, cafés and restaurants belong either directly to them or to members of their extended family and employees they have staked. In a city where much of life unfurls at little round tables, the Costes...