Foreign Words in Foreign Words in Mainstream English Mainstream English

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Achtung (Ger)Achtung (Ger)

attentionattention

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Addendum (Lat)Addendum (Lat)

An additionAn addition

To add on to the endTo add on to the end

The board submitted an addendum to be considered during contract negotiations.

Ad hoc (Lat)Ad hoc (Lat)For a particular purposeFor a particular purpose

A committee formed for a specific A committee formed for a specific purposepurpose

The township supervisors formed an ad hoc committee to discuss what should be done about the dangerous intersection.

Ad hominem (Lat)Ad hominem (Lat)

Directed against a person rather Directed against a person rather than his than his

arguments.arguments.

A attack A attack

against a against a

personperson

Ad infinitum (Lat)Ad infinitum (Lat)

To infinity; having no endTo infinity; having no end

Ad nauseam (Lat)Ad nauseam (Lat)

To a sickeningTo a sickening

or disgusting or disgusting

degreedegree

Aficionado (Sp)Aficionado (Sp)

A devoted supporter; fan; A devoted supporter; fan; enthusiastenthusiast

expertexpert

Agent provocateur (Fr)Agent provocateur (Fr)

a a secret agent secret agent employed employed to provoke suspected to provoke suspected persons to commit illegal persons to commit illegal acts and so be acts and so be discredited or liable to discredited or liable to punishmentpunishment Someone sent in to stir up Someone sent in to stir up troubletrouble

Aide-de-camp (Fr)Aide-de-camp (Fr)  a military officer serving as personal a military officer serving as personal assistant to a senior officerassistant to a senior officer

A’ la carte (Fr)A’ la carte (Fr)

With a separate With a separate price for each price for each item on the item on the menumenu

Working on our British Working on our British Countries ProjectCountries Project

Well, yesterday’s group work was horrible! Mrs. Well, yesterday’s group work was horrible! Mrs. Em had to yell, “________!” ten times to get the Em had to yell, “________!” ten times to get the students to settle. Finally, we were able to let the students to settle. Finally, we were able to let the students join their ________ of students working students join their ________ of students working on the music portion of the project. on the music portion of the project.

In Mr. Moore’s class, the students were unruly, In Mr. Moore’s class, the students were unruly, so he put an ___________ to the project. The so he put an ___________ to the project. The students were to add a section to their students were to add a section to their presentation about how the group’s country presentation about how the group’s country performed at the Olympics. performed at the Olympics.

One group was working so loudly! A student One group was working so loudly! A student came up to me and complained about being came up to me and complained about being bullied by another student. He told me that the bullied by another student. He told me that the student had stated that he was too tall to work in student had stated that he was too tall to work in the group and should leave immediately. I the group and should leave immediately. I reminding him that this was ____________, and reminding him that this was ____________, and had nothing to do with how well he would work had nothing to do with how well he would work with the group. The bully was acting like an with the group. The bully was acting like an ___________ by trying to cause unnecessary ___________ by trying to cause unnecessary trouble. I sent the tall student to work with trouble. I sent the tall student to work with someone else, acting like a ___________ and someone else, acting like a ___________ and helping with the ten famous people.helping with the ten famous people.

The only good thing that came of yesterday was The only good thing that came of yesterday was the group researching England. They found so the group researching England. They found so much information! They are now __________ much information! They are now __________ and can tell you anything you need to know and can tell you anything you need to know about England. (They are kind of getting on my about England. (They are kind of getting on my nerves, though. They keep talking __________ nerves, though. They keep talking __________ about the Beatles and didn’t research any other about the Beatles and didn’t research any other types of music.)types of music.)

I went home and was too upset to make dinner. I went home and was too upset to make dinner. My husband took me out to Bob Evans. I My husband took me out to Bob Evans. I couldn’t decide between biscuits and pancakes couldn’t decide between biscuits and pancakes with my meal, so I ended up ordering pancakes with my meal, so I ended up ordering pancakes AND biscuits _______.AND biscuits _______.

I hope today’s group work is much better I hope today’s group work is much better or I am going to start skipping this class or I am going to start skipping this class _________. You will never see me again!_________. You will never see me again!