I wonder what it's name would be. Don't Ignore Sites? Would it be called DIS? Isn't that like a slang term for an insult? Would that be considered poetic justice, or just a nice coincidence? And why do I even care? I'll tell you why. Because I have nothing else to do right...
3. Floccinaucinihilipilification: The Art of Valuing Something as Worthless: At 29 letters, floccinaucinihilipilification holds the crown for one of the longest non-scientific words in English. Ironically, it means the act of estimating something as worthless—a fitting metaphor for it...
·This can give rise to curioussituations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. 这可能会引起奇怪的情况,就像在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯(Alfred Bloggs)的情况一样 ·She tried to explain thesituation, saying 'It's only...
And he was not deaf for hours or days, he even said that the tension and the pain in his foot did not allow him to hear the bells. In the town of Sainte-Mère-Église you can read all about this. Do not rely on the internet because sadly it mostly considers the scenes on the ...
Furthermore, as readers, we are forced to discover for ourselves where and when each account fits into the total story. This makes our task something like putting together pieces of a puzzle and, in doing so, reflecting upon the real significance of these events which represent a reworking ...
38 "SeasameStreet"has been called"the longest street in the world".This is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts ofthe world.The program,which went on the air in New York in 1969,uses songs,jokes,andpictures to give children a basic understanding ...
The word we’re referring to is the chemical name for the titin protein found in humans. But did you know that dictionaries omit the name of this protein and many other long words? Obviously, dictionaries have space constraints, and the average person would have no need to know the technica...
That day the tradition started and got the name “War of Wine”.During the festival, the wine fight begins early in the morning on the outskirts(郊区)of Haro. People are armed with buckets, water guns and anything that can be filled with red wine, and they pour t...
You’ll be in space! Space elevators might sound like a crazy idea, but they’re something scientists have been working on for decades. At the moment, riding in a capsule is the only way ordinary people can get to and from space. But those rides are very expensive---about $ 25 millio...
Here is a story I’’d like to share; A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he saw a dog coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again. So, he goes over...