Caroline Bologna
Senior Reporter at HuffPost
Senior reporter @HuffPost | NOLA native | @BrownUniversity alum | So lucky to have been raised amongst catalogs
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5 days ago |
huffpost.com | Caroline Bologna
The English language is chock full of abbreviations. While the words behind many of these shortened forms tend to feel rather obvious (like ft. for feet and VP for vice president), there are plenty of less widely known examples ― even among the common shorthands we use in everyday speech and writing. Indeed, not everyone will have the answer if you ask what “a.m.” and “p.m.” stand for, or why we use “lb.” to abbreviate a pound.
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5 days ago |
huffpost.com | Caroline Bologna
The English language is a complicated beast. Often, it makes no sense at all to non-native speakers. And even those who grew up speaking English find it confusing when they hear the way Americans use the language. We asked HuffPost Facebook followers from outside the U.S. if there are any words or phrases Americans use that don’t make sense to them as non-native English speakers or as native English speakers from elsewhere in the world. We’ve rounded up some of their most interesting answers below.
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5 days ago |
flipboard.com | Caroline Bologna
1 hour agoVoters are overlooking Mark Carney’s linguistic gaffes and lack of knowledge about the French-speaking province, viewing him as the most capable candidate to deal with President Trump. When Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared last Sunday on Quebec’s most popular talk show, “Tout le Monde en Parle,” …
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6 days ago |
huffpost.com | Caroline Bologna
Kids may say the darndest things, but parents post about them in the funniest ways. Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms like X, Threads and Bluesky to spread the joy. Scroll down to read the latest batch:My son gave me a list of things he’d like in his Easter basket. This isn’t Christmas, kid. Do you want a chocolate bunny or not?
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huffpost.com | Caroline Bologna
The ladies of the internet never fail to brighten our day with their brilliant and succinct wit. Each week, HuffPost Women rounds up their hilarious musings. Scroll through this week’s great tweets, threads, skeets and other posts from women, and then visit our “Funniest Tweets From Women” page for past roundups.
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Me going into 2024
BOLOGNA WILL NOT BE STOPPED! 😱 https://t.co/XcQ1OIAo32
Loved having the opportunity to talk to so many people from the American Girl doll universe about the brand's hold on millennial girls, enduring legacy, and more https://t.co/LMFIUkPEpj
Lol https://t.co/DeM9IqW600