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sábado, 22 de março de 2014

Word of the day; Rube

Rube: pessoa simples, ingênua, rústica, jeca
Synonyms: bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, countryman, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, hick, rustic

“They treated us as if we were a bunch of rubes.”

“Rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time.”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 4 de março de 2012

Nicknames


Dick, Dickie, Dicky, Rich, Rick, Ricky for Richard
Bob, Rob, Robbie, Bobby, Rab for Robert
Ron, Ronnie for Ronald
Rosie, Rose for Rosemary
Rube for Reuben
Rusty for Russell
Ry for Ryan