Word: twi
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Boston is now slated to play a twi-nighter at home Friday against Cleveland, followed by single games Saturday and Sunday. The Orioles will play four games in New York over the weekend, also starting with a Friday twi-nighter...
...scheduled twi-night double-header between the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles was postponed Thursday because of rain and wet grounds, adding to the growing list of possible makeup games next week...
...quite the thing for Accra. So instead, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Shirley Temple Black, 46, jogged a local high-life stomp before a delighted crowd. En paste for less than three months, Shirley has already started coming to grips with local tribal languages, tossing off "akwaaba " (welcome in Twi) and "oy-iwala donn " (thank you in Ga) without even a hint of her notorious childhood lisp. Resident Americans who greeted Shirley with skepticism now call her a solid plus for Uncle Sam. Said one Ghanaian official happily: "It's good to have a famous public person here...
...have nine games left to catch the speeding Yankees and Orioles. The crucial games are in New York, with a twi-night double-header Tuesday and a single game Wednesday night. Even a Boston sweep in Shea might not bring them closer to Baltimore, which faces a relatively-easy eight-game finish against the Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers, the worst in the American League East...
...Ampofo, aged 3½, was chosen for her role as carefully as a poster girl. Under a blazing sun in Mampong Akwapim, near Ghana's capital of Accra, the brass band played fortissimo. Then the drums beat. Then there were speeches in English, French and the local language, Twi. At last Yaa was handed up to the platform, where a technician stood poised with his jet gun. He placed it against Yaa's arm and pressed the pedal trigger. Yaa opened her mouth in a gap-toothed smile...