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26 Filipino Words, Plus One, Added To Oxford English Dictionary

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imageOXFORD, England (The Adobo Chronicles) –  Filipinos, be proud! The Oxford Dictionary of English has added 26 Filipino words that can now be used universally.

Words like mabuhay, barkada, comfort room, kuya, presidentiable and sinigang are now official entries in the famous and respected international dictionary.

But that is not all.

Today, The Adobo Chronicles learned that Oxford Press, which publishes the dictionary, has added a late-breaking item to the book’s latest edition.

That word is ‘PNoy.’

Many Filipinos, of course, know that PNoy refers to their incumbent president, but the entry has nothing to do with NoyNoy Aquino.  Or maybe it does.

Oxford defines PNoy as a noun which refers to an individual who is clueless, or inside a bubble.

Here’s a list of the other 26 Filipino words that have been added.

Language, Politics, Religion

SARAH PALIN: ‘POPE FRANCIS MUST SPEAK AMERICAN WHEN HE VISITS THE U.S.’

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imageWASILLA, Alaska (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – In an interview with CNN last week, former Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin said that Spanish-speaking people must speak American while here in the U.S. And that includes Pope Francis.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church is scheduled to visit the United States on September 22-27, during which he will meet with President and Mrs. Obama, address a joint session of Congress, deliver a speech before the United Nations General Assembly and keynote a huge religious gathering in Philadelphia.

The Argentinian pontiff has said time and again that he is not comfortable speaking in English.  Spanish is his native language.

So when Francis presides over a mass in Washington, D.C. on September 23, he is going to say it in Spanish, according to Cardinal Donald William Wuerl. “It is also in honor of the huge U.S. Hispanic population and the Catholic Church’s advocacy of immigration,” the Cardinal said.

That didn’t sit well with Palin who was baptized a Catholic but began attending non-denominational Christian churches when she was young. At the age of 12, Palin was baptized in the Wasilla Assembly of God, a Pentecostal church whose preacher bordered on fundamentalist.

“While I appreciate the fact that Spanish is the Pope’s first language, I believe that as I previously stated, he should speak American while in America,” Palin said.

Language, Politics

SARAH PALIN’S ‘SPEAK AMERICAN’ COMMENT BACKFIRES

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Palin (Photo: CNN)
Palin (Photo: CNN)

WASILLA, Alaska (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Speaking to CNN on Sunday, former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin said that Spanish-speaking people who are in America must, “be legal, or they’re out of here,” and that while here, “they should speak American.”

Palin, who failed in her Spanish and French language classes in high school, was reacting to Donald Trump’s criticism of fellow Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush who is bilingual in English and Spanish.

The Adobo Chronicles®  caught up with Palin as she was preparing to go on a long Labor Day weekend vacation to Cancun, Mexico, and we asked her what  kind of “American” speech she was referring to.  Was it the southern accent, New York accent, Alaskan accent or Minnesota accent?

In response, Palin said, “Oh,  I betcha, that’s one of those  media  ‘gotcha questions’ that I’m not gonna answer.”

Did she just say Minnesota?