of the introduction to Affluenza In the introduction of Affluenza‚ the authors，John De Graaf‚ David Wann and Thomas H. Naylor‚ describe a new epidemic disease called Affluenza that spreading all over the world from United States. According to the “Oxford English Dictionary”‚ the definition is “a painful‚ contagious‚ socially transmitted condition of overload‚ debt‚ anxiety‚ and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more”. The Affluenza has infected Americans’ society‚ and affect their money‚
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Many of the longest words in the English language are medical terms. Medicine and Medical Terminology has a language of its own‚ and its vocabulary includes terms built from Greek and Latin word parts‚ eponyms‚ acronyms and modern language. This why it is sometimes hard understand what the doctor is saying. There are a lot of long complicated words especially in medical terminology. To be able to understand the meaning of a medical term it is best
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PLANNING YOUR EVENT Looking after VIPs on arrival First impressions really do count and if you have invited someone to speak at your event and there is no-one there to welcome them when they arrive‚ it will not reflect well on the organiser or commissioner of the event. Make sure that you have agreed who is going to be responsible for meeting the VIPs on arrival‚ and that this person is fully briefed; they know where they are going‚ what refreshments are on offer and what the
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do think that Malaysians have to develop the dictionary habit. I have observed how reluctant so many Malaysians are to look up a word in a dictionary to find out its exact meaning or meanings. Be best friends with English dictionary. We can use Oxford‚ Collins‚ Cambridge‚ etc. This is such a pity‚ because never before have we had so many free dictionaries available‚ on the Internet. So please take advantage of that! Some of them even pronounce the words for you if you click on the right icons
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poetry a year before his birth. As one can determine from this‚ much of his influence came from his parents. Hopkins began writing poetry in grammar school during which he won a poetry prize. This prize gave him a scholarship to Balliol College in Oxford‚ where he earned two degrees and was considered by his professors and peers to be the star of Balliol. Throughout his life he was very connected to his religion. So much that in 1868‚ after joining the Society of Jesus‚ he burned all of his work because
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ASSIGNMENT ONE TOPIC 2: WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS Books relating to the history of mathematics have been considered to be of male domain (Baxter 2008‚ p13) with many women’s contributions to the development in such a profession unvalued and unavowed (Paraphrased Baxter 2008 p13). The purpose of this essay is to discuss the factors in which contributed to both Grace Chisholm Young and Mary Fairfax Somerville’s successes in the field of mathematics; to education; to their own and future societies as
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World Dictionary describes courage as “an attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous‚ difficult or painful‚ instead of withdrawing from it‚” and The American Heritage Dictionary gives a similar explanation. While The Shorter Oxford Dictionary concurs with this meaning‚ it states that the primary definition is “spirit‚ mind‚ or disposition.” Courage is not just found in the veteran soldier who can display shiny medals or in the policeman who bravely risks his life for justice
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of melancholia and a mentally repressive disorder. Now nostalgia has a positive meaning. It is classified as the term to describe the exact feeling felt when thinking of past memories. Nostalgia does have a positive effect on an individual. The Oxford English Dictionary defines nostalgia as sentimental longing for a period of the past. Merriam-Webster Dictionary says is it pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again
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voiced your opinion on texting by creating the article ‘Why I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language’ and like you have said what you think‚ I must express my opinion too. Firstly‚ the way you have conveyed your emotion towards the Oxford English Dictionary seems immature‚ your words: ‘I yield to no man in my love for one’ is overly hyperbolic‚ also: ‘They are as close to my heart as they are to my desk because they are so much more than a useful tool’ – Your obsessive passion towards
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English: Blog post 1: John Humphreys thinks that the OED has let him down by modernising. It’s done this by removing the hyphen from over 16000 words he describes that he finds it daft that we ‘don’t have time to reach for the hyphen key’ as its only one tiny key stroke. He feels that text speak is pointless and doesn’t save time as ‘the recipient of the message has to spend ten minutes trying to translate it’. He thinks that the text speak of the new generation is ruining the English language
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