goose father
n.— «The English frenzy saw the coining of the term “goose father,” referring to a father who lives alone in Korea having sent his spouse and children to a foreign country to study English or some other form of advanced study.» —“English Frenzy Grips Koreans” by Kim Sue-young Korea Times (Seoul) Feb. 5, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Nancy Gabriel from Ithaca, New York, recalls her father’s no-nonsense responses to minor injuries when she was a child: After making sure she was really all right, he’d say, It’s far enough from your heart; it won’t kill you. Other times he might...
The new book Gesture: A Slim Guide (Bookshop|Amazon) by linguist Lauren Gawne includes some fascinating studies about the movements that accompany spoken or signed language. In one, participants were asked to learn rules of a game, then explain...