"Ad-Adda" is a word in ILOKANO
adj. more probable or plausible - followed by a sentence introduced by NGA. Ad-adda nga sumangpet da inton bigat. It is more probable that they will arrive tomorrow. v. /-UM-/ to increase, grow further. Umad-adda ti loko na tatta ta dakkelen. His foolishness has increased now that he is grown up. /MANGI-: I-/ to increase, add more to. Iyad-addam ti lutoem nga sida ta adu tayo. Add more to the sidedishes that you are going to cook for there will be many of us.
see under ADDA.
Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them.
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