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Celebrations in Zimbabwe as Robert Mugabe is sacked as leader


In the ancient world Plato banned poets from his ideal republic; today they have to navigate the "embarrassment or suspicion or anger" that follows when they admit to their profession in public

Why do poets and non-poets alike hate poetry?

Some enjoy pronouncing upon the abstract power of poetry more than they like to read it

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What's life on the road really like? Real-life roadies reveal all aboutRoadies.

It follows the sacking of Hilary Benn and the submission of a vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn.

UPDATE: Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander has resigned. Live updates: bbc.in/264XBZu

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Definition of pronounce in English:

pronounce 

Pronunciation: /prəˈnaʊns/ 

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way:Gerry pronounced the hero’s name ‘Cahoolin’

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2Declare or announce in a formal or solemn way:allow history to pronounce the verdict[WITH COMPLEMENT]: she was pronounced dead at the scene[WITH CLAUSE]: Asquith pronounced that this was the right course

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2.1[NO OBJECT] (pronounce on) Pass judgement or make a decision on:the Secretary of State will shortly pronounce on alternative measures

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roadie 

Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊdi/ 

informal

NOUN

1A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment:he looked a bit like a roadie for a heavy metal band

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2A cyclist who rides a road bike or is fanatical about road biking:Peter’s a roadie making his first foray into mountain biking

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VERB

[NO OBJECT]

Work as a roadie for a band:Norm used to roadie for Ten Years After

rody

Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊdi/ 

(also roady, rowdy, rawdy)English regional (chiefly northern and midlands ). Now rare

ADJECTIVE

Of bacon: streaky; = roded.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Reader. Origin unknown.

sack (DISMISS) 

verb [T]

to dismiss someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them:

They sacked her for being late.

He got sacked from his last job.

the sack noun [S]

when someone is dismissed from their job:

They gave him the sack for being late.

Two workers got the sack for fighting in the warehouse.

sacking 

noun [C]

an act of stopping employing someone:

Mr Ali said the sackings would save the company about $40 million a year.

See also at sackcloth.