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Word of the Day for Monday, June 28, 2010yen \YEN\, noun: 1. A desire or craving. verb: If you have a yen for real-life adventure stories, here are five paperbacks you want to be sure to slip into your vacation bag this summer. "But the thing here is, Darcy, I've had a bit of a ... of a yen for him for ... well, forever. I just thought it was time to act on it or I'd always have one, and where would that get me?" The use of yen to signify a desire, as opposed to Japanese currency, is an Americanism that probably derives from Chinese dialect, yáhn or yin, "craving." | |||||||||
  Learn what bar code numbers mean in the wake of major cereal recallOn Friday, Kellogg's�recalled about 28 million boxes of cereal because consumers reported a unusual smell coming from the packaging that could potentially make people ill. In order to help identify the specific products involved, Kellogg's referred the public to the universal product code (UPC).� That's the official name for the pattern of black lines on... | |||||||||
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