Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 6, 2007

genial \JEEN-yuhl; JEE-nee-uhl\, adjective:

1. [Obsolete] Pertaining to generation or marriage.
2. Friendly, warm; kindly; sympathetically cheerful and cheering.
3. Mild, pleasant; comfortable; favorable to life or growth.

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February 06, 2007: wikilobbying
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• The act of paying others money to edit [Wikipedia] entries in order to cast the employer's company, product or point of view in a better light. Coined by [Stephen Colbert] of [The Colbert Report].
• When money determines Wikipedia entries, reality becomes a commodity.

"IBM could throw some of their money at perception and make their product 'objectively better', then Microsoft can just fire their cash cannons back and we're off to the races. This is the essence of wikilobbying." - Stephen Colbert

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Word of the day:...........'llegar' [yeh-GAR]
English translation:.......to arrive

Conjugation: Presente

• yo..........................llego
• tú..........................llegas
• él, ella, Ud...............llega
• nosotros...................llegamos
• vosotros...................llegáis
• ellos, ellas, Uds...........llegan

Phrase:

Llegamos a las dos de la mañana.
We arrive at two o'clock in the morning.

Daily Trivia:
In real-estate shorthand, what does the acronym FDR represent?
Formal Dining Room.