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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

honky


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Meaning: a derogatory term in black American slang for a white person
For example:
  • When we were visiting the Apollo Theater in Harlem in New York, a woman passing us on the street said, "What are you honkies doin' round here?"
  • I have a lot of black American friends, and they all say they hate racist language, including anti-white words like "honky".
Note: This is a black American slang term, so while it's useful for learners to know, especially those who like American movies, learners should not consider it a word they'll need to use themselves.

Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:
A person in America who's called a honky will usually be
  1. a black person
  2. an Asian person
  3. a white person
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