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The city's Department of Education accused the tenured teacher of inappropriately bandying about "cono" in class between 2008 and 2009 at the High School of International Business and Finance in a predominantly Dominican neighborhood.
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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One student testified at a hearing earlier this year that Garcia would use "cono" when the classroom was unruly.
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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For it is a fact that many, upon hearing, for the first time, of the _Mas'cono'mo_ and _Nan'nepash'emet_ hotels at Manchester-by-the-Sea and Marblehead respectively, have been led to seek for the origin of the names, and in this way have made their first acquaintance with the old Indian chiefs who held full sway where the hotels now stand.
The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 Various
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The chameleonlike nature of the word is exemplified in the video clip posted by Sir Nube Negra called "Speak Fluent Dominican" where the host gives examples of "cono" to express: "Damn, girl, looking fine.
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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During cross examination, G.T. said he didn't "really know" what "cono" meant in English.
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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"In my country, Mexico, it's not a bad word," he said, adding that he might use it if he were accidentally hurt, like in the phrase, "Ay, cono me di."
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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"El cono is used for everything," he said, adding that a teacher could use it to commend a student without it being considered offensive.
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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"But it remains true that cono is probably a word to be avoided in the classroom."
Teacher Fights Suspension and $15,000 Fine For Allegedly Cursing In Class AP 2010
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Adorno de tela que, sobre unos aros y con forma de cilindro acabado en cono, cubre parte de la vara de la cruz de algunas parroquias.
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Adorno de tela que, sobre unos aros y con forma de cilindro acabado en cono, cubre parte de la vara de la cruz de algunas parroquias.
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