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fri 8/28/2009

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Some words sound cooler in Spanish, some sound cooler in English.
Of the following, which sounds cooler to you?

beso

Latin: bāsiō "kiss"

kiss

Old English: cyssan "to kiss"

abrazo

Latin: ad "close" + Latin: brachium "arm"

hug

Old Norse: hugge "to embrace"

lujuria

Latin: lascivus "wanton, playful, lustful"

lust

Latin: lascivus "wanton, playful, lustful"

acariciar

Italian: carezzare "endearment"

caress

Latin: carus "dear"

ternura

Latin: tener "tender"

tenderness

Old French: tendre "soft, delicate, tender"

coquetear

French: coquet/coquette"flirt"

flirt

Germanic: flirtje "a giddy girl"

amor

Latin: amor "love"

love

Old English: lufu "love, affection, friendliness"

corazón

Latin: cor "heart"

heart

Old English: heorte "heart"

cariño

Catalunyan Spanish: carinyo "expression of love"

affection

Latin: affectionem "inclination, influence, permanent state of feeling"

alma gemela

Latin: anima "soul" + Greek: gemo "full"

soul mate

Old English: sawol "spiritual and emotional part of a person" + Germanic: mate, gemate "one eating at the same table"

cleaning house

daily dos

thu 8/13/2009

Girlfriend Doesn't Realize Boyfriend is on Vacation.

corazóncito

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wed 2/14/2007

The ACME Candy Heart Maker - send a sweet message without the chalky taste.

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wed 2/14/2007

Mountain glaciers in Perú are melting due to rising temperatures, sparking fears of a long-term water shortage.

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wed 2/14/2007

Jay-Z's Hurricane Katrina-inspired video, "Minority Report". (via Concreteloop)

corazóncito

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wed 2/14/2007

Ecuador's constitution may be rewritten after its Congress approves a controversial referendum.

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daily dos

wed 2/14/2007

Blingee - personalize your pictures with glitter, graphics and text.

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wed 2/14/2007

Rapper Paul Wall signs with the USO to perform for overseas U.S. troops, will also join Fall Out Boy on 2007 Honda Civic tour.

The Pager

milestones in latino history

sat 1/27/2007

A collage of a pager and the marquee of the Cameo nightclub.

March 13, 1997. Paralegal Vanessa Pineda gets paged by Danny Torres, the sweet guy she'd met the night before at The Cameo. The page read: 00*1773*69. Eight months later, the two marry. Though no longer as popular in the U.S., millions of pagers are still sold each year in China.