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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Gypsy
1 i 00 Frustration with illegal immigrants turned to rage last week when an angry mob attacked a Roma gypsy camp outside of Naples. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 The rampage started Tuesday, when a gypsy woman was accused of trying to steal a baby from a nearby apartment. Police arrested the woman, but a crowd then turned against all 800 gypsies living in the camp. 02 i 02 br
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00 Which is the author's intended meaning? Below is a number of definitions for Gypsy. 02 br
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01 b 00 . 02 b 00 A member of a people that arrived in Europe in migrations from northern India around the 14th century, now also living in North America and Australia. Many Gypsy groups have preserved elements of their traditional culture, including an itinerant existence and the Romany language. 02 br
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01 b 00 2. 02 b 00 See 01 a 01 font 00 Romany 02 font 02 a 00 . 02 br
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01 b 00 3. 02 b 00 gypsy 00 One inclined to a nomadic, unconventional way of life. 02 br
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01 b 00 4. 02 b 00 A person who moves from place to place as required for employment, especially: 02 br
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01 b 00 a. 02 b 00 A part-time or temporary member of a college faculty. 02 br
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01 b 00 b. 02 b 00 A member of the chorus line in a theater production. 0-
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01 i 00 The rampage started Tuesday, when a gypsy woman was accused of trying to steal a baby from a nearby apartment. Police arrested the woman, but a crowd then turned against all 800 gypsies living in the camp. 02 i 02 br
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00 Which is the author's intended meaning? Below is a number of definitions for Gypsy. 02 br
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00 Thanks! 02 br
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01 b 00 . 02 b 00 A member of a people that arrived in Europe in migrations from northern India around the 14th century, now also living in North America and Australia. Many Gypsy groups have preserved elements of their traditional culture, including an itinerant existence and the Romany language. 02 br
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01 b 00 2. 02 b 00 See 01 a 01 font 00 Romany 02 font 02 a 00 . 02 br
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01 b 00 3. 02 b 00 gypsy 00 One inclined to a nomadic, unconventional way of life. 02 br
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01 b 00 4. 02 b 00 A person who moves from place to place as required for employment, especially: 02 br
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01 b 00 a. 02 b 00 A part-time or temporary member of a college faculty. 02 br
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01 b 00 b. 02 b 00 A member of the chorus line in a theater production. 0-
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0 The first one. 02 br 02 br 00 *(Hmm ... East Europe or Eastern Europe?
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00 I didn't know they originally came from India, because they generally come here from East Europe*, and especially from Romania. 02 br
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00 *(Hmm ... East Europe or Eastern Europe? Which is more appropriate?) 0-
00 I didn't know they originally came from India, because they generally come here from East Europe*, and especially from Romania. 02 br
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00 *(Hmm ... East Europe or Eastern Europe? Which is more appropriate?) 0-
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01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Which is the author's intended meaning? 12 blockquote10 At the risk of being the odd man out here I think the meaning of gypsy here has to be determined from the context and culture of the country where these events took place. As we all know, the same words can have very different meanings in differ
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0 Ray, I completely agree with you about the need for as much context as possible, but it did say a "Roma gypsy camp" so I think it's pretty clear! 02 br
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00 (I'd never heard that definition about the person in the chorus before. DId you guys know about that one?) 0-
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00 (I'd never heard that definition about the person in the chorus before. DId you guys know about that one?) 0-
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0 In europe it's only really used in the ethnic group meaning. 0-
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