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Some people seem to think love for language means memorising the longest possible list of grammar rules and style shibboleths. This is too often coupled with smug self-congratulation. But a real understanding of language acknowledges which rules are truly ironclad, which ones are in dispute and which ones are mere style choices http://econ.st/1fFVOzI

The focus on men is partly an outgrowth of a larger movement in the bed-and-breakfast industry to shake certain stereotypes. “Innkeepers are dispelling the myths that B & Bs are all doilies and Teddy bears and lace,” said Mary White, chief executive of BnBFinder.com, whether it be by marketing to business travelers with amenities like free Wi-Fi, to gay travelers with online photos of same-sex couples at the inn, to luxury travelers with high-thread count sheets or to macho guys with testosterone-packed activities.


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Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity. by John Kao ... -
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On a Sunday afternoon in April, I was crammed into a seat in the upper deck of the Tokyo Dome to watch the biggest rivalry in Japanese baseball — Japan’s version of a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox match-up. The Yomiuri Giants were set to battle the visiting Hanshin Tigers, whose devoted fans made up nearly half of the crowd of about 44,000 in the jam-packed stadium.


On Friday, the BBC said it had decided to use two extra satellites to combat intensive jamming efforts by Iran, a step likely to be seen by Tehran as a direct challenge, given its assertions in recent days that foreign broadcasters — and Web services like Facebook and Twitter — are being used to foment unrest over the disputed election.
But Rosemary Hollis, a professor of Middle East studies at City University London, said Mr. Khamenei’s attack on Britain may have been prompted by something more basic to the Iranian psyche, an old shibboleth in which Britain remains the dark force behind American power. “Strange as it seems, they’re convinced that the British are the clever ones, manipulating things behind the scenes,” she said.

jam

v., jammed, jam·ming, jams. v.tr.

1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position: jammed the cork in the bottle.
2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: jammed the brakes on.
3. To cause (moving parts, for example) to lock into an unworkable position: jammed the typewriter keys.
4. 1. To pack (items, for example) to excess; cram: jammed my clothes into the suitcase.
   2. To fill (a container or space) to overflowing: I jammed the suitcase with clothes. Fans jammed the hallway after the concert.
5. To block, congest, or clog: a drain that was jammed by debris.
6. To crush or bruise: jam a finger.
7. Electronics. To interfere with or prevent the clear reception of (broadcast signals) by electronic means.
8. Baseball. To throw an inside pitch to (a batter), especially to prevent the batter from hitting the ball with the thicker part of the bat.

v.intr.

1. To become wedged or stuck.
2. To become inoperable: The computer keyboard jammed.
3. To force one's way into or through a limited space.
4. Music. To participate in a jam session.
5. Basketball. To make a dunk shot.

n.

1. The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed.
2. A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space: a traffic jam.
3. A trying situation. See synonyms at predicament.

[Origin unknown.]

jammable jam'ma·ble adj.
jammer jam'mer n.


jam-packed 
adjective
full of people or things that are pushed closely together:
The streets were jam-packed with tourists.



shibboleth
n.

1. A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another.
2. 1. A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword.
   2. A commonplace saying or idea.
3. A custom or practice that betrays one as an outsider.

[Ultimately from Hebrew šibbōlet, torrent of water, from the use of this word to distinguish one tribe from another that pronounced it sibbōlet (Judges 12:4–6).]

shibboleth

 

音節

shib • bo • leth

発音

ʃíbəliθ | -leθ

shibbolethの変化形

shibboleths (複数形)

[名]((形式))

1 シボレス：（重要性を失った, 時代遅れの）スローガン・原理原則・言葉づかい・行動・服装など.

2 合い言葉；（政党などの）標語；陳腐な文句［教義］.

［ヘブライ語. 原義は「河」］
doi·ly (doi'lē)

n., pl., -lies.

1. A small ornamental mat, usually of lace or linen.
2. A small table napkin.

[After Doily and or Doyly, 18th-century London draper.]

 packed

 (păkt)
adj.

1. Crowded to capacity: a packed theater.
2. Compressed: ground covered with wet, heavily packed leaves.
3. Informal. Filled with. Often used in combination: a thrill-packed television series.