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When pretty, unattached Elizabeth Lackersteen turns up, Flory sees his chance, sacks his mistress and takes Elizabeth to a pwe, traditional Burmese dancing.
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I stop near a small village called Thar Yar Gone to witness a nat-pwe, or spirit festival.
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Who do you think is closer to being right, a Christian “evolutionist” like Kenneth Miller or an agnostic IDer like David Berlinski? pwe
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Og di limbw, og di bwtat na Salaam Ander kchri pche ogandi pwe ogwandi te ur maswali sukh?
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Some leaders of Disco argue that HIV does not cause AIDS, a view with the opposite effect. pwe
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You must operate under the assumption it is true in order to show that it is not. pwe
Intelligent Design explained: Part 1 Introduction - The Panda's Thumb
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There were certain things, and a pwe-dance was one of them, that pricked him to talk discursively and incautiously; but now he realized that he had only been talking like a character in a novel, and not a very good novel.
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She began at once to pick her way through the crowd, and he followed her, with not even time to thank the pwe people for their trouble.
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She would love it — she must; no one with eyes in his head could resist a pwe-dance.
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They might think it queer, a white girl going to a pwe.
yarb commented on the word pwe
'Whatever is that noise?' said Elizabeth, stopping. 'It sounds just like a jazz band!'
'Native music. They're having a pwe - that's a kind of Burmese play; a cross between a historical drama and a revue, if you can imagine that.'
- George Orwell, Burmese Days
September 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pwe
A Burmese festival which includes drama, dancing, sports, or other entertainments.
February 2, 2007