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    Survival

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    he or she asks for the definition of the word survival from anyone. This word ‘survival’ comes from the word survive‚ from survive + -al. It was first used by Herbert Spencer by using the phrase “survival of the fittest”. He used the phrase after reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. This phrase “survival of the fittest”‚ Mr. Darwin called it as ’natural selection’‚ or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life. Survival has a main definite meaning. Based on Oxford

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    their official meaning‚ one must consider the attitudes of the person using the word in order to fully understand the meaning intended. In addition to looking at the connotative versus denotative meanings of words‚ one must also look at entire phrases‚ sentences‚ and conversations in context in order to understand the complexity of meaning. For example‚ take the sentence‚ "That doctor is very pretty." Generally‚ when one hears the word "doctor" they think of a man who practices medicine. In this

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    hidden from the reader. The phrase “...in an attitude as if he was waiting for me to appear... His attitude was one of such expectation and watchfulness that I stopped a moment... ” The use of ‘Watchfulness’ suggest that it is something unusual or suspicious. The Signalman thought that the Narrator is a ghost because Narrator said the exact words as the spectre. Dickens also uses symbolism to create suspense by using different colours or object. This is shown in the phrase‚ “He pointed to the red light

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    spoken language

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    will vary their speech according to the recipients and the environment.  Dialect The distinctive grammar and v ocabulary which is associated with a specific geographical. This relates to the words and phrases themselves and should not be confused with the way in which the words and phrases sound. For example‚ a dialectical variation of the word ‘cuddle’ in South Wales would be ‘cwtch’. Emphasis or stress  This is often shown by underlining or emboldening to show that a word‚ or part of a

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    responsible as if he wished bad luck upon the student. I think the teacher was sorry for not using a simple “Good luck!” Furthermore there are a lot of phrases that are used to wish good luck but have a bad literal meaning as “Break a leg”. Most people use them without considering their literal meaning and history. The Oxford dictionary describes the phrase “Break a leg” as slang for good luck. This idiom relates to theatre performers as they are extremely superstitious. According to a website “Wise Geek”

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    What Is a Paragraph?

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    1.) What is a paragraph? Etymology: From the greek word paragraphos which means‚ line used to mark change of persons in a dialogue‚ from paragraphein  to write alongside‚ from para- + graphein to write. * A Paragraph is a distinct section of a piece of writing‚ usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line‚ indentation‚ or numbering. * A collection of related sentences dealing with one topic. 2.) What is overloaded paragraphing? * Overloaded paragraphing

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    nstagram! definition Translate Button [def-uh-nish-uh n] noun 1. the act of making definite‚ distinct‚ or clear; a defining : We need a better definition of her responsibilities. 2. the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word‚ phrase‚ idiom‚ etc.‚ as found in dictionaries. An online dictionary resource‚ such as Dictionary.com‚ can give users direct‚ immediate access to the definitions of a term‚ allowing them to compare definitions from various dictionaries and stay up to date

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    listening comprehension. The listening material may contain a variety of fields in life or society. For instance‚ it is likely a business report‚ a daily conversation or a political issue which confuse the listener. These conversations may include words‚ phrases or terms unfamiliar to listeners. They are totally strange to them so it is such a hard job to listen when the message is full of terminology. The solution is to ask the students to practice as much as they can on these various materials. Therefore

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    when the words at the end of one clause or phrase begins the very next clause or phrase. Illustration of one idea by using a better known‚ similar and parallel idea. The parallel repetition of successive words or phrases‚ lines‚ or clauses at the beginning of successive phrases‚ clauses‚ or lines‚ A short‚ personal story that is usually humorous. Words in one phrase or clause are replicated in exactly/closely in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause to add emphasis and rhythm. When

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    dog’ use phrases which help to portray the physical attributes of the Crisps. “Like Salty‚ our crisps are a bit rough around the edges …they’re the only hand-cooked crisps that bite back!” This quote implies that the crisps have jagged edges meaning they’re texture is rough. The use of a metaphor in the phrase ‘bite

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