diglossia \dahy-GLOS-ee-uh, -GLAW-see-uh\, noun:
- the widespread existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language each used in different social contexts or for performing different functions, as the existence of Katharevusa and Demotic in modern Greece.
- Pathology. the presence oftwo tongues or of a single tongue divided into two parts by a cleft.
Diglossia comes from the Greek term meaning "bilingual" and entered English in the 1950s.
Book hangover
- When you've finished a book and you suddenly return to the real world, but the real world feels incomplete or surreal because you're still living in the world of the book.
"I have a really bad book hangover today, I could hardly concentrate at work."
Trivia
What city has lent its name to breeds of long-haired cats, goats, and rabbits?
- Ankara, Turkey, which was known as Angora before 1930.
History
- Amistad: 53 African slaves rebelled and took control of their transport ship, La Amistad (1839)
- James A. Garfield: US president was shot by Charles J. Guiteau; he died on September 19 (1881)
- Wal-Mart: retail giant opened its first store, in Rogers, Arkansas (1962)
- Civil Rights Act: legislation that offered strong protection of minorities' rights was signed by US President Lyndon B. Johnson, who used over 75 pens (1964)
- Susan B. Anthony dollar: the 1st US coin to honor a woman was introduced (1979)
- artificial heart: first self-contained model was received by Robert Tools; he lived with it for 151 days (2001)
- Spirit of Freedom: Steve Fossett completed the first solo trip around the world in a balloon (2002)
Birthdays
- Jean Rene Lacoste 1905
- Thurgood Marshall 1908
- Ken Curtis 1916
- Robert Sarnoff 1918
- Dan Rowan 1922
- Marvin Rainwater 1925
- Medgar Evers 1926
- Imelda Marcos 1929
- Ahmad Jamal 1930
- Dave Thomas 1932 - Founder for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
- Tom Springfield 1936
- Richard Petty 1937
- Polly Holliday 1937
- Paul Williams (The Primes, The Temptations) 1939
- Mike Abene 1942
- Ron Silver 1946
- Saul Rubinek 1948
- Roy Bittan (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) 1949
- Joe Puerta (Bruce Hornsby & The Range) 1951
- Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) 1954
- Jerry Hall 1956
- Jimmy McNichol 1961
- Dave Parsons 1965 - Musician (Bush)
Amy Weber 1970 - Model - Yancy Butler 1970
- Rebecca Mader 1979 - Actress ("All My Children", "Lost", "Justice")
- Vanessa Lee Chester 1984
- Ashley Tisdale 1985 - Singer, actress ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody")
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