A shibboleth, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is ‘a word used as a test for detecting people from another district or country by their pronunciation; a word or sound very difficult for foreigners to pronounce correctly.’ A way of separating one people from another.
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Umm, did i miss some quake in the news?
And saw that you've digested Sputnik Sweetheart..:)
No, you didn't :)
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/dorissalcedo/default.shtm
Sputnik was nice! Though I think I like some of his other stuff more.
awesome - had to be the tate
Where else? :)
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