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Junk in the Frunk

In an electric car, the trunk is in the front, not the back. Automotive engineers refer to this part of the vehicle as the frunk, a portmanteau of front and trunk. For a while, the Jaguar company, which is based in the UK, instead called it the...

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine  other.— «The question was put directly to new secretary-general Cyril Ramaphosa this week and his inconclusive reply can best be described as a diplomatic “Ja, well, no fine.”» —“The ANC could take a tip...

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine
 other.— «Because “ja well no fine” make sense to us.» —by Jean-Marie Dru Beyond Disruption: Changing the Rules in the Marketplace Apr. 12, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine  other.— «A casual conversation includes the benediction: “Ja well, no fine,” meaning: “How interesting, do go on” or “I”ve had enough, go away.”» —“Paradoxes abound in S...

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine  other.— «Consider the local expression, “Ja, well, no fine.”….Is it one word? Does it have commas? Even the Dictionary of South African English stumbles: “to explain this to a non-South African is...

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