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- When do we say, "Nice to meet you" and "Nice meeting you"?
- What is the meaning of "economically inactive"?
- What is the difference between "They closed up the shop" and "They closed down the shop"?
- What is the meaning and origin of "blockbuster"?
- WHY IS an Englishman often referred to as a "pommy"?
- What is the difference between "councillor" and "counsellor"?
- Can you say that something is "vanilla"?
- What is the difference between "mentally retarded" and "mentally challenged"?
- When do you say "good morning"?
Know Your English - January 2003
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frequency discuss | |
| Definition: | (noun) The number of occurrences within a given time period. |
| Synonyms: | oftenness |
| Usage: | The frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older. |
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  AyyavazhiAyyavazhi is a belief system that originated in South India in the 19th century. Many consider it a Hindu sect—including the majority of its followers—however, academics often define it as an independent monistic religion. While its ideology is quite similar to that of Hinduism, some Ayyavazhi beliefs and practices differ from the Hindu tradition, especially those relating to the concepts of good and evil as well as dharma. On whose teachings is Ayyavazhi based? More... Discuss |
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 USSR Begins Drilling World's Deepest Hole (1970)The Kola Superdeep Borehole project was an attempt to dig as far as possible into the Earth's crust. It began when, in 1970, following setbacks in the Space Race, Soviet scientists looked downward. Digging on the remote Kola Peninsula for some 20 years, they reached a depth of 40,230 feet (12,262 m)—about a third of the way through the Earth's crust—before being forced to stop due to higher-than-expected temperatures of 350° F (180° C). Surprisingly, water was found at what depth? More... Discuss |
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 Joseph Brodsky (1940)Soon after Brodsky began writing poetry in the USSR in the 1950s, he was accused by the government of "social parasitism" and sentenced to hard labor. Exiled in 1972, he settled in New York and began writing in English. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1987 and was poet laureate of the US for a time. His poetry, with its themes of loss and exile, is highly regarded for its intensity, depth, and wit. What was his retort when a Soviet judge once asked him, "Who enrolled you in the ranks of poets?" More... Discuss |
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 Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) Discuss |
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