Word of the Day: Betoken
Betoken is a verb which means to indicate by signs or tokens. It can also mean to presage.
Yet remember: this was the policy for peace. It is an awful flop. It does not betoken strength. Any weakling can call in the generals and then turn ashen as the options drain away. (Guardian)
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1 Response to “Word of the Day: Betoken”
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LEO O FORTUGALEZA
Thanks a lot for this daily feed. I find it informative and enriching.
In the Philippines, “AV” to mean Avenue is popularly used it has come to a high degree of acceptability among Filipinos. I am sure though the purists would disagree.
This is true in the informal more than the formal context. Newscasters or DJs on radio and newsreaders on television or cable love saying the word “AV” instead of avenue which makes them sound hip or current, for example, “Quezon Av” instead of “Quezon Avenue,” one of Quezon City’s major thoroughfares.
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