what is the exact meaning of the term "au pair"?
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A young foreigner who does domestic work for a family in exchange for room and board and a chance to learn the family's language.
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I'm assuming that "gold" is meant metaphorically. It was next to impossible to emmigrate at the end of the war for various reasons.\n\nWhat I do know is that there were an awful lot of farmers with Persian carpets in their houses, startlingly fine silverware and more fur coats in the closet than they would ever be able to wear themselves around the end of WWII. Food was definitely worth more than luxury material goods.\n\nThat was my great aunt's explanation for the fur coats in her own closet - and since the woman had a heart of gold but no imagination to speak of, I'll take her explanation at face value.
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ANZUS stands for Australia and New Zealand, not western Europe.\n\nSEATO stands for Southeast Asia Treay Organization, not European either.\n\nCENTO I have never heard of.\n\nI guess that leaves NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Generation is the same in French, but it is prnounced different, like this: gene= like Geniva, ra= like rat, tion= like dion in the name Celine dion.
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I think this is what you're looking for:\n\nhttp://www.auaf.edu.af/
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at=auatin(ur bf)\nloves=at's love \nlaura=ur middle name\n..u like my answer?? lol
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The word itself is a Latin derivative of "ignorance", (though most people believe that it refers to Niger - which unfortunately happens to be in Africa - however, they are called Nigerians).  To answer your questions...\n\n1) I am PROUDLY Multi-Ethnic and a "true" American.  My heritage spans 5 of the 7 continents - from Northern Africa, to most of Western Europe, to Asia, to both North and South Native America's.  (You should see our family gatherings!)  There's no Aborigine or Penguin yet - but I'm working on the latter - LOL!\n\n2) Never!  It's nasty and only proves your ignorance for using it - either colloquially or in hatred.\n\n3) It pisses me off!  Especially when used by African-American youth or other Black people in so-called "friendly" conversation.\n\n4) Most definitely!  See above.\n\n5) Even more so - I am not, have never been and never will be racist.  I judge people on their character - not the colour of their skin, their race, ethnicity, religeon, sex, level of intelligence or sexulaity.\n\n6) Only this.  I am not a religeous person, but I am very spiritual.  I just respect myself and above all, respect other people and nature the exact same way I want to be respected.  \n\nI was raised 1/2 Jewish and 1/2 Catholic, (I should have twice the guilt - LOL!), I believe that god - whatever he, she or it may be, created us to love each other respect each other and help each other in times of need.\n\n7) Besides - everyone's blood is red, (when it hits oxygen - in our bodies it is actually blue!), everyone's s**t stinks and finally - we will all die.\n\nThat's all - hope this helps.
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chambre " avec salle de bains ( privée) " is the french term.\nEn-suite is the English corruption of french language, and has no meaning in France.
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from the Latin "aurum"....it was shortened to "AU"
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LMAO...it is a limerick of sorts....very cute...I love it...whoever it is for....it is a term of endearment, but then you need to understand the german wharped sense of humour....smile\nI love you just like applesauce, as tender as spinach, my heart beats like a horse's hoof ...whenever I see you....you a.s.s.
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Generation X- "people born in the Western world (especially people born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom) following the post-World War II baby boom generation. Roguhly 1960 - early 1980s." (Wikipedia)\n\n      **"the "X" of Generation X referred to the namelessness of a generation that was coming into an awareness of its existence as a separate group while at the same time feeling completely dwarfed and culturally overshadowed by the Baby Boom generation" (Wikipedia)\n\nGeneration Y- "Generation Y are Americans born immediately after "Generation X" (Wikipedia) (1984 - 2000)\n\n** Y follows X hence the name (also called Echo-boomers)
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Not sure, but in Australia, it means girl or woman.
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it's a german word that you call somebody you love. Like Americans say dear,sweetheart,etc.
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It's Latin for id est (literally 'that is').  It typically means 'for example' when used in English.
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im not sure if this is 'real' or correct or whatever, but babel fish translation says:\nBatting cage= camp d'ouate en feuille
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You can't put America in such simple terms. We are a nation that is by definition a melding of cultures from around the globe. We are everyone. Good, bad, smart, stupid, rich, poor, black, white, and everything in between. There are awful people here and there are incredible ones as well. It is as hard to explain it as it would be to explain the nature of the people on the planet Earth.
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It's just a comic acronym for the government of the UNited States of AMerica ! \n...Since the government is always asking its soldiers to go somewhere, fetch something, or do some of its own (dirty !) work, just as any biological uncle probably would, the 'boys' had coined this nick !