Today I want to talk about a particular group of English adjectives.  These adjectives start with the prefix, "a-".  This prefix comes from Middle English.  It attaches to verbs and nouns and it changes them into adjectives.  An example would be "sleep" and "asleep." 

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Difficult English Explained

Adjectives that start with a-

7岁suì 的de 女儿nǚ ér 回huí 家jiā 后hòu ，妈妈mā ma看见kàn jiàn 她tā 的de 手shǒu 很hěn 脏zāng ，就jiù 说shuō ：”看kàn 你nǐ 的de 手shǒu ，多duō 脏zāng ！你nǐ 什么shén me 时候shí hou 看kàn 到dào 过guò 我wǒ 的de 手shǒu 这么zhè me 脏zāng 了le ？”

女儿nǚ ér 回答huí dá ：”没有méi yǒu ，妈妈mā ma 。因为yīn wèi 我wǒ 没有méi yǒu 看kàn 到dào 过guò 你nǐ 7岁suì 的de 样子yàng zi 。”

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   a. Plug and play - Something that is easy to install or use without much effort.
      Example: "The new printer is plug and play; you can start using it right away."
   b. Crash course - An intensive and brief learning experience.
      Example: "I took a crash course in coding to prepare for the project."
   c. Hit the delete button - To eliminate or remove something completely.
      Example: "Let's hit the delete button on that idea; it's not feasible."
   d. On the same wavelength - To have a shared understanding or similar thinking.
      Example: "We work well together because we're on the same wavelength."
   e. Digital footprint - The trail of information left behind by someone's online activity.
      Example: "Be mindful of your digital footprint; it can impact your reputation."


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It's no secret that Hawaii is a favorite destination for Japanese tourists. In 2023, the islands welcomed around 573,000 visitors from Japan — the most from any country.

But did you know there's a connection between Japan and Hawaii that goes beyond travel and into clothing?

Aloha shirts, also known as Hawaiian shirts, have roots in Japanese culture, beginning with Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

In the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants in Hawaii started importing Japanese clothing as well as rolls of fabric to make clothes with.

In the 1920s, locals in Hawaii saw these fabrics and started using them to make casual dress shirts with Japanese patterns on them. These shirts became popular with tourists to Hawaii.

Soon after, aloha shirts were made in bulk, but instead of using fabric made for Japanese clothing, stores in Hawaii started bringing in printed fabrics made just for aloha shirts.

And by the late 1930s, the designs had changed from Japanese patterns to the Hawaiian inspired patterns we're used to today — images of Mount Fuji and Japanese pine trees were replaced with things like coconut trees, surfers and fish.

But even though today's aloha shirts don't look very Japanese inspired, they still remain popular within Japan.

Yosuke Seki, an aloha shirt aficionado who goes to Hawaii every year, told CNN he wears his shirts daily, and hopes to inspire others to try them.

"Right now, I'm wearing a replica of one of the expensive designs," Seki said, adding that his shirt cost between $130 and $200. The more expensive shirts can cost thousands of dollars, he explained.

And for some fans, aloha shirts are not just clothing — they're collectable items, or even considered art.

Yoshihiro Nakano is the brand director of Sun Surf, a Japanese company that has been making aloha shirts for about 50 years. Many customers don't even wear the aloha shirts they buy, and instead just collect them or frame them, Nakano told CNN.

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From Japan to Hawaii: The History of Aloha Shirts

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Para empezar, los mexicanos poco a poco se ha empezado a maravillar con Yucatán y con su capital, la ciudad de Mérida.

La seguridad es uno de los factores claves que han convertido a Yucatán en un imán de turismo internacional. Claro, obviamente la cultura, la arquitectura, los cenotes y los sitios arqueológicos -y obvio la comida- han formado parte de este ascenso a la mira internacional, sin embargo si hay algo que caracteriza cien por ciento al estado es la tranquilidad y la paz que se respiran en él.

Por lo mismo, no nos extraña que Mérida actualmente esté viviendo un incremento en las inversiones inmobiliarias.

Vivir en Yucatán, así como vivir en Mérida, se está volviendo la opción ideal tanto para mexicanos que quieren huir de la inseguridad de sus ciudades como para los extranjeros que quieren poder disfrutar de su retiro en México.

Porque aunque Yucatán y Mérida se posicionen como un estado tranquilo y diferente a las grandes ciudades, esto no quiere decir que no esté llena de opciones de entretenimiento: restaurantes, conciertos, museos, bares, plazas comerciales, entre otras opciones que puedes encontrar y disfrutar en la ciudad.

Además, Mérida cada vez es más grande. Gracias al aumento de residentes y la llegada de empresas y negocios, la ciudad ha crecido considerablemente. Una de las cosas que ha hecho que el crecimiento de Mérida sea un ejemplo para el resto de México, son las políticas que sus gobiernos -tanto a nivel federal como estatal- han creado y promovido para ser un mejor lugar.

Es uno de los estados con mayor índice de conformidad respecto a sus servicios públicos, es decir, que sus habitantes están satisfechos con el trato y la calidad que reciben.

Además, en los últimos años Yucatán se ha caracterizado por ser pionero en propuestas como la eliminación del uso de plásticos y unicel para combatir el cambio climático...

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