ISO Paper Sizes Standard Overview & Rationale. The ISO paper size A standard is based on each size being half of the size of the previous one, when folded parallel to the shorter lengths.
Whatever the origin of the term, barbeque, barbecue, or BBQ in the United States has come to mean anything from slow cooking with heat and smoke (the traditional way), to grilling over an open fire, to the gathering itself where grilled or smoked meat is served.he Oxford English Dictionary states that the word barbeque was derived from the Spanish word barbacoa which itself was taken from a Haitian word barbacoa, meaning a framework of sticks set upon posts..
Leading etymologists believe that nigger was derived from an English word neger that was itself derived from Negro, the Spanish word for black. Precisely when the term became a slur is unknown. We do know, however, that by early in the 19th century nigger had already become a familiar insult. The term has been put to other uses. Some blacks, for instance, use nigger among themselves as a term of endearment. But that is typically done with a sense of irony that is predicated upon an understanding of the terms racist origins and a close relationship with the person to whom the term is uttered.