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Friends, I’m here to help.


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‘SOLON PROBED AS CHOP-CHOP SLAY BRAINS’ and other curious Pinoy idioms

By Scott R. Garceau | December 21, 2003 - 12:00am

Greetings, fellow expats! Puzzled by the parlance of and befuddled by banner headlines? Can’t tell a "CHA-CHA" from a "CHOP-CHOP"? Friends, I’m here to help. I am once again offering...

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