http://wkdq.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://wkdq.com/auld-lang-syne-is-the-official-new-years-eve-song-but-what-does-it-mean/ http://wkdq.com/auld-lang-syne-is-the-official-new-years-eve-song-but-what-does-it-mean/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:00:25 +0000 Jon Prell http://wkdq.com/?p=128822 2012 is winding down and New York City is preparing for it's annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. At the stroke of midnight, as is the custom, everyone will sing 'Auld Lang Syne' - but what does it mean and where does the term come from? The song has actually been around since 1788.

]]> http://wkdq.com/auld-lang-syne-is-the-official-new-years-eve-song-but-what-does-it-mean/feed/ 0 Neilson Barnard, Getty Images http://wkdq.com/should-english-be-the-official-language-of-the-u-s-poll/ http://wkdq.com/should-english-be-the-official-language-of-the-u-s-poll/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:01:13 +0000 Jon Prell http://wkdq.com/?p=70642 Over the weekend, I had to get cash from my bank's ATM and there was a man in front of me who was very irritated by the language question, English or Spanish. He began telling me how ridiculous he thought it was to have to 'choose' English in this country. There has been talk over the years about a 'universal language' for everyone in all countries or at least an 'official' language here in the U.S.

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