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2. Wei-wu-wei: Deliberate decision not to do something. Chinese. From an online list compiled by Feedbacq.

3. Prozvonit: To call a mobile phone to have it ring once so that the other person calls back, saving the first caller money. Czech and Slovak. Allegedly.

Come on, admit it: you wish English speakers had a word for “one who shows up to a funeral for the food.”

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As of last night, the UK has a brand new literary prize, the Folio, which its founders describe as “a Booker without the bow ties.”

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It’s rare that you find someone as eclectic as William Boyd. Not only did the British writer’s new play (based on two of Chekhov’s short stories) debut in London this week, his upcoming novel will star none other than James Bond. (If you’re wondering, his friend Daniel Craig is not how he pictures the superspy.)

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As of last night, the UK has a brand new literary prize, the Folio, which its founders describe as “a Booker without the bow ties.”

At The Independent, you can read about the history of Granta’s once-a-decade lists.