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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.
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,You come around, with your pretentious crap
You ask me what books I read, man you should be slapped
It must be oh so hard to always be correct
But I was wondering have you been yourself yet
You hang around, long after everyone
You tell me you're lonely now, girl you should go home
It must be oh so hard to have to live your life
But I was questioning the source of all your strife
Sin on be the one they sin against
No one here thinks you're innocent
You know God he's not even listening
To a word... to a word
You come around, with your pretentious crap
You ask me what books I read, man you should be slapped
Sin on be the one they sin against
No one here thinks you're innocent