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Origin uncertain. Probably imitative of the crisp guitar sound;[1] other suggestions include a contraction of “skavoovie” (a word invented and used by musician Cluett Johnson), or of “speedpolka”.
Musical Hairsplitting: The act of classifying music and musicians into pathologically picayune categories: “The Vienna Franks are a good example of urban white acid folk revivalism crossed with ska.”
2014, Heather Augustyn, “Preface”, in Ska: An Oral History, McFarland, →ISBN, page 3:
Everyone who loves ska has their own story to tell—the first time they heard the Specials back in the '70s, the first time they danced onstage at a Toasters show in the '80s, the first time they saw the Skatalites perform in the '90s.
ska(style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae)
Further reading
ska in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
The man is said to have behaved in a threatening manner
Hon ska vara över två meter lång
She is said to be more than two meters tall
Det ska tydligen regna imorgon
Apparently, it's going to rain tomorrow (it is said to be raining tomorrow, on the weather report or the like)
Jag är väldigt upprörd över ryktena om att jag skulle varit otrogen mot min fru
I am very upset by the rumors claiming that I have been unfaithful to my wife
(with an adverbial involving movement or direction) to intend (for) to go (to/towards) (as if a gå(“walk”), åka(“drive, go”), följa(“follow”), resa(“travel”), or the like had been elided); compare constructions like "I want home" in English.
The construction in (sense 4) is commonly used with vilja(“want”) and måste(“must”) as well, and may occasionally be used with for example borde(“should, ought to”).
Not old-fashioned or formal like English shall in (sense 2), but a perfect match for meaning (which is usually the case for other senses as well). Skall is an older or more formal spelling and pronunciation for the present tense, which does match English shall in tone. See also the usage notes for skall.
Infinitive and supine are rarely (if ever) used, and may be considered archaic, but see skola for some additional senses and examples related to other forms.
kommer att may also be used to denote a future action, but while it denotes something inevitable (something absolutely certain), ska refers to something which is required, intended, or a promise. Compare also böra, which is a (very) strong recommendation, but not without possibility to wiggle out of; and måste (must) which is used when there is a compelling need to do something:
Solen kommer att gå upp i morgon bitti
The Sun will rise tomorrow morning.
Jag kommer att städa i morgon.
I will clean up tomorrow (There's no doubt about that)
Jag ska städa i morgon.
I will (I promise to/I have been forced to promise to) clean up tomorrow.
Jag måste städa i morgon.
I have to clean up tomorrow
Jag bör städa i morgon.
I should clean up tomorrow (It would be good if I did some cleaning up tomorrow)