Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2007

apogee \AP-uh-jee\, noun:

1. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth.
2. The farthest or highest point; culmination.

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February 20, 2007: where y'at
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=where+y%27at&defid=769615

• Its a slang greeting in New Orleans. When you meet someone in the street they will say that. Then you reply with the key phrase [what it is]. If you respond wrong, the initiator will know you are not local.

person 1: where y'at?
person 2: what it is.

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Word of the day:................ 'dentro' [DEN-troh]
English translation:.............inside

Phrase:
Por dentro es rojo.
Its red (on the) inside.

Expression:
Me salió de dentro.
It came from the bottom of my heart.

Daily Trivia:

• In the English-language version of Scrabble, two letters have a face value of 10. How many 10-pointers are in the French version? Bonus: Name them.

Five—K, W, X, Y, and Z. In English-language Scrabble, the 10-pointers are Q and Z.