What does ’spam’ mean?

Spam is a word that can be translated as ‘correu no desitjat’. The origin of this word is quite curious. It was invented by the Monty Python, a group of British comedians, in an improvised act.

Here’s the origin of the word, explained by professor David Crystal (transcript).

And if you don’t care about linguistic curiosities, just play the spam game that you can find in the ‘game-of-the-month‘ section!

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En Marc Blanco és professor d' anglès a l' IES Cubelles (Barcelona). És llicenciat en filologia anglo-germànica per l' UAB, va estudiar un post-grau sobre l' anglès medieval a la University of Manchester. Porta 9 anys ensenyant anglès, a gent de negocis, a l' ESO i al batxillerat de centres concertats i ara, amb les oposicions aprovades el 2005, a l' escola pública.

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