\nFor example: The senator was mixing with the hoi polloi<\/em><\/strong> at his campaign event.<\/p>\n
a la carte<\/strong> (French) \u2013 A menu that features individually priced items as opposed to a set-price menu. bungalow<\/strong> (Hindi) \u2013 A small house or cottage with a \u00a0single story often found near the coast. diva<\/strong> (Italian) – Any well-known female performer or more generally an acclaimed female in any sphere of endeavor. \u00a0This word can also have a negative meaning, in which it refers to a person who considers herself more important than others and becomes angry when her standards or demands are not met. eureka<\/strong> (Greek) – A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something. In the next post in this series, later this month, I will introduce you to more foreign words that are commonly used in English.<\/p>\n * obscure = uncommon or rare Like most other languages, English contains words that are directly taken from other languages. \u00a0This was true when the English language was new and it is true today.\u00a0 If you didn\u2019t think English was hard enough to learn before, you might think so now that you realize you are going to have to learn some…<\/p>\n
\nFor example: I would rather eat at the a la carte<\/em> restaurant we saw because it looks less expensive.<\/p>\n
\nFor example: Nancy and Brian just bought a bungalow<\/em><\/strong> that was for sale in out neighborhood.<\/p>\n
\nFor example: The new hotel was very nervous when the diva<\/em><\/strong> arrived as it was their first celebrity to stay there.<\/p>\n
\nFor example: Eureka<\/em><\/strong>! I just found my wallet that I thought I lost two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
\n**melting pot = a situation in which different peoples, styles, theories, etc., are mixed together<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/01\/250px-Origins_of_English_PieChart.svg_.png\")