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In language, a word is the smallest element that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content (with literal or practical meaning). This contrasts with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own. A word may consist of a single morpheme (for example: oh!, rock, red, quick, run, expect), or several (rocks, redness, quickly, running, unexpected), whereas a morpheme may not be able to stand on its own as a word (in the words just mentioned, these are -s, -ness, -ly, -ing, un-, -ed).
A complex word will typically include a root and one or more affixes (rock-s, red-ness, quick-ly, run-ning, un-expect-ed), or more than one root in a compound (black-board, rat-race). Words can be put together to build larger elements of language, such as phrases (a red rock), clauses (I threw a rock), and sentences (He threw a rock too but he missed).
The term word may refer to a spoken word or to a written word, or sometimes to the abstract concept behind either. Spoken words are made up of units of sound called phonemes, and written words of symbols called graphemes, such as the letters of the English alphabet.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (pronunciation: /ˈjæŋkəvɪk/; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007), recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and has performed more than 1,000 live shows. His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career.
Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film, UHF, and television show, The Weird Al Show. He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV.
The word asshole, a variant of arsehole, which is still prevalent in British and Australian English, is a vulgar to describe the anus, often pejoratively used to refer to people.
The word arse in English derives from the Germanic root *arsaz, which originated from the Proto-Indo-European root *ors — meaning buttocks or backside. The combined form arsehole is first attested from 1500 in its literal use to refer to the anus. The metaphorical use of the word to refer to the worst place in a region, e.g., "the arsehole of the world") is first attested in print in 1865; the use to refer to a contemptible person is first attested in 1933. In the ninth chapter of his 1945 autobiography, Black Boy, Richard Wright quotes a snippet of verse that uses the term: "All these white folks dressed so fine / Their ass-holes smell just like mine ...". Its first appearance as an insult term in a newspaper indexed by Google News is in 1965. As with other vulgarities, these uses of the word may have been common in oral speech for some time before their first print appearances. By the 1970s, Hustler magazine featured people they did not like as "Asshole of the Month." In 1972, Jonathan Richman's Modern Lovers recorded his song "Pablo Picasso," which includes the line "Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole."
Actors: Simeon Henderson (actor), Ted LeBlang (actor), Ike Onuoha (producer), Ike Onuoha (producer), Ike Onuoha (actor), Calvin Standifer (director), Jaci Williamson (actress), Yvette Thompson (actress), Nour Ayoub (actor), Lisa Butterfield (actress), George Papuashvili (editor), John Coriell (actor), Raul Maldonado (actor), Malcolm Fabiyi (producer), Juan Lopez (actor),
Plot: Jimmy is an undocumented Nigerian immigrant who works as a cab driver in Chicago and gets caught up in a complex web of intrigue,murder, rape and police corruption. On a routine cab run, Jimmy gets pulled over by the cops, and his passenger McMann, a corrupt Chicago Police Dept Detective protects him from arrest . When McMann decides to eliminate a witness to a crime that he is involved in, he sets Jimmy up as a convenient fall guy. However, things don't go as smoothly as McMann planned them to, as his plans are foiled by the ingenious plan that the unlikely alliance of Chante ( Jimmy girlfriend), Fonzo (her erstwhile lover) , and John (Jimmy's friend,also Nigerian) come up to save Jimmy.
Keywords: immigrant, police-corruption, taxiActors: Greg Carter (producer), Lil' Flip (actor), John Darbonne (editor), John Darbonne (producer), John Darbonne (writer), John Darbonne (director), Q. DeChambres (writer), Q. DeChambres (producer), Kevin Squyres (writer), Kevin Squyres (producer), Billy Daniels (writer), Jacob Richardson (actor), Billy Daniels (producer), Lil' Troy (actor), Eddie Corral (producer),
Genres: Action,Actors: Claire Riley (actress), Mark Sanders (editor), John Dunning (producer), Michael Dudikoff (actor), Jeff Sackman (producer), Norman Orenstein (composer), Erin Fitzgerald (actress), Benjamin Ratner (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Lauro Chartrand (actor), Deryl Hayes (actor), André Link (producer), Dolores Drake (actress), Michael Barnes (miscellaneous crew), George Erschbamer (director),
Plot: Jersey Bellini is a bounty hunter who forms an uneasy partnership with a rival to capture a fugitive. But the hunters soon discover that the crook is also the man the mob most wants dead! Ready to battle anyone in their way, these hard-hitting Bounty Hunters won't quit until they've brought in their man... and brought down the mob!
Keywords: bounty-hunter, brawl, buddy-cop, car-thief, construction-site, fight, fistfight, flame-thrower, gangster, gunfightActors: Emilio Messina (actor), Osiride Pevarello (actor), Ferdinando Baldi (writer), Omero Capanna (actor), Glauco Onorato (actor), Roberto Messina (actor), Paul L. Smith (actor), Nello Pazzafini (actor), Gilberto Galimberti (actor), Bruno Arié (actor), Antonio Cantafora (actor), Piero Lulli (actor), Pino Ferrara (actor), Antonietta Zita (editor), Ferdinando Baldi (director),
Genres: Comedy, Western,Actors: Cecil Kellaway (actor), Dick Cruikshanks (actor), Dick Cruikshanks (producer), Dick Cruikshanks (director), Holger Petersen (actor), J.B. Rowe (actor), Florence Creagh (actress), B. Fitzgerald (actor), Hilda Attenboro (actress), Vivien Talleur (actress), F. Horace Rose (writer), Edward Donnelly (actor),
Genres: Crime,