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When "Why" is used as an exclamation, it would normally be followed by a comma instead of an exclamation mark, it's an interjection used to express surprise, disagreement, indignation, hesitation, impatience etc:  //Why, don't be silly! (Collins) //Why, here's what I was looking for! (Merriam Webster) In J. B Priestley's An Inspector Calls, when Arthur Birling talked about the greatest technological progress of the time such as airplanes, automobiles, and ships, he said: And then ships. Why , a friend of mine went over this new liner last week – the titanic – she sails next week – forty-six thousand eight hundred tons – new york in five days – and every luxury – and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable.  He use "Why" to express surprise. Arthur was born into a humble background and became a prosperous manufacturer, he was pompous but rather " provincial " in his speech. 

"PEMDAS" - parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, is the "order of operation" in a single math expression.

A mobile network is also called a cellular network because the network is distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver, known as a cell site or base station. GPRS is short for General Packet Radio Service, it's a mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system, GPRS usage is typically charged based on volume of data transferred, contrasting with circuit switched data, which is usually billed per minute of connection time. So that you see on your mobile phone bill, the former is measured by Megabytes, but the later by Minutes. GPS and GPRS GPS is a positioning service that can determine any location on earth, hence the name Global Positioning System. On the other hand, GPRS is a data service technology that enables 2G telecommunication networks to provide services other than voice calls. 2G, 3G, 4G 2G is short for ‘2nd Generation wireless telephone technology’. 2G lets you send text and picture messag...

Zhaozi said, "Is not he your enemy?" Sheng replied, "Private enmities should not interfere with public [duty]. In your likings not to overlook faults, and in your hatreds not to disallow what is good, is the course of righteousness. I dare not act contrary to it." --Duke Ai, Fifth Year.

Do not begin disorder; do not trust in riches; do not rely on favour; do not oppose a common agreement; do not carry yourself proudly in ceremonies; do not be proud of your power; do not transfer your anger; take no counsels that are contrary to virtue; do nothing against righteousness.

At the request of several families he and Mrs Legge gave a home for some months to a young Dutch girl, a granddaughter of the first Dutch governor of the Straits Settlements. She had several pearls of which the Dutch residents were great collectors, got from oysters found in a river of the Malay Peninsula, when she left them she gave Mrs Legge a small box containing a large pearl the size of a pea, with a blue spot on it, and two others not so large. This box was then put away and locked up. Several weeks later he took it out and on opening it discovered more than a dozen pearls, most of them very small. Astonished at the phenomenon he called his chief servant, a Portuguese, who happened to enter the room and who expressed no surprise but declared it to be a common occurrence. On enquiry he found that many of the Dutch people had jars of pearls, large and small, which had accumulated in this way. Some years later he related the incident at dinner on board ship. The captain was a cautio...

性相近, 习相远 are the ipsissima verba of Confucius, and form the chief dogma in Confucian ethics. It was vigorously upheld by Mencius, and opposed by Hsün K'uang of the 3rd cent. B.C. who held that the nature of man is radically evil, and also by Yang Hsiung who taught that it is neither one nor the other but a mixture of the two. ---- Herbert Allen Giles,  San Tzu Ching

Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo， Crossing over Arirang Pass. My Dear, if you abandoned me, Will not walk even ten li before you hurt feet. Just as there are many stars in the clear sky, There are also many dreams in my heart. Arirang Pass is the long road you go. Over there is the Baekdu Mountain, [Baekdu: whitehead] Even in the middle of winter days flowers bloom. Arirang Mount is my Tear-Falling Hill, So seeking my love, I cannot stay still. Wondrous time, happy time—let us delay; Till night is over, go not away. The brightest of stars stud the sky so blue; Deep in my bosom burns bitterest rue. Man’s heart is like water streaming downhill; Woman’s heart is well water—so deep and still. Young men’s love is like pinecones seeming sound, But when the wind blows, they fall to the ground. Birds in the morning sing simply to eat; Birds in the evening sing for love sweet. When man has attained to the age of a score, The mind of a woman should be his love. The trees and ...

Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world And the seven seas, Everybody's looking for something. Some of them want to use you Some of them want to get used by you Some of them want to abuse you Some of them want to be abused. [1] Keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, movin' on Written by Lennox, Annie / Stewart, David Allan. [1] "Abuse" means: ▸to be treated someone in a cruel or violent way ▸to have sex with someone who is unable to refuse ▸to use something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way ▸to use alcohol or illegal drugs in a way that is harmful to your health ▸to speak to someone in an angry, offensive way Why do some people want to be physically, emotionally, or verbally abused? You might feel that it's a crazy idea at first, but when you listen to this song again and again, you could see the profound truth hidden in the darkest corner of human heart, and the vivid moving images of the disto...

I been laid off from work My rent is due My kids all need Brand new shoes So I went to the bank To see what they could do They said son - looks like bad luck Got a hold on you Money's too tight to mention I can't get an unemployment extension Money's too tight to mention I went to my brother To see what he could do - He said brother like to help you But I'm unable to So I called on my father, He said Money's too tight to mention I can't even qualify for my pension We talk about Reaganomics [1], Oh lord down in the congress They're passing all kinds of bills From down Capitol Hill Money's too tight to mention (cutbac) We're talk-in' about money money We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill [2] Now what are we all to do When the money’s got a hold on you? (Writers: John and William Valentine) [1] Reaganomics is a popular term used to refer to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. Pres...

Darken the city, night is a-wire [1] Steam in the subway, earth is a afire Woman, you want me, give me a sign And catch my breathing even closer behind In touch with the ground Smell like I sound, I'm lost in a crowd Straddle the line in discord and rhyme Mouth is alive with juices like wine Stalked in the forest, too close to hide I'll be upon you by the moonlight side High blood drumming on your skin, it's so tight You feel my heat, I'm just a moment behind In touch with the ground A scent and a sound, I'm lost and I'm found I howl and I whine, I'm after you Mouth is alive, all running inside Burning the ground, I break from the crowd I smell like I sound, I'm lost and I'm found Strut on a line, it's discord and rhyme Mouth is alive with juices like wine I'm on the hunt I'm after you And I'm hungry like the wolf [1]A-wire: crazy, insane, chaotic, also know as "haywire".

By Aloe Bacc I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me Bad times are comin and I reap what I don't sow Well let me tell you somthin all that glitters ain't gold It's been a long old trouble long old troublesome road And I'm looking for somebody come and help me carry this load Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground Cause everything around me is falling down And all I want - is for someone - to help me I had a job but the boss man let me go He said, I'm sorry but I won't be needing your help no more I said, Please mister boss man I need this job more than you know But he gave me my last paycheck and he sent me on out the door And I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid groun...

"Appendices" is a section giving extra details at the end of a book, part of a book, or document, In this sense, the plural form of appendix is appendices. “Appendixes” is the plural form of the now functionless part of the large intestine causing people to be rushed into hospital for its removal.

The British English spellings are often related to their French and Greek spelling, while American spellings often reflect the Latin. 1. ae/e, oe/o, ou/o, iu/u aetiology / etiology anaemic / anemic anaesthetic / anesthetic caesium / cesium faeces / feces foetus/foetal fetus/fetal haemo- / hemo- oedema edema mould mold aluminium aluminum 2. gue/g analogue / analog catalogue / catalog dialogue / dialog 3. se/ze, ce/se analyse / analyze catalyse / catalyze dialyse / dialyze electrolyse / electrolyze hydrolyse /hydrolyze paralyse /paralyze defence defense 4.our/or behaviour / behavior colour / color favour / favor harbour / harbor labour (laborious) / labor (laborious) neighbour / neighbor odour / odor tumour . tumor 5. re/er centre, centred / center, centered fibre / fiber litre / liter metre (100 cm) / meter meter (measuring device) / meter 6. l/ll channelled, channelling / channeled, channeling fulfil / fulfill labelling, labelled / label...

 if you’re from the UK you would write a Master’s dissertation and a Doctoral thesis. If, on the other hand, you lived in the USA, you would write a Master’s thesis and a Doctoral dissertation. If you’re writing your doctoral thesis in British English, call it a thesis; if you’re using American English, call it a doctoral dissertation.

Spandex or elastane is called Lycra in Uk, US, Canada, Holland, and Brazil, Neolon in Japan, Dorlastan in German, Anlun (氨纶) in Mainland China. Spandex is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than natural rubber. It was first discovered by Bayer Company in German, and mass-produced by DuPont in America 1959.

There is only one spelling for panic ; the verb is inflected 'panic, panics, panicked, and panicking’. The form panick is used for progressive tense, past tense and past participle. We don't write panick today, though English speakers from a few hundred years ago might have (in the same way they might have written musick). When the alternate spelling “panick” is used for the past participle: "I panicked last night at the disco." When it’s use for progressive tense: “Invariably, when markets are panicking, they sell the stocks quickly.” It's the rule for root words ending in "c" is that you have to add “k”, so the spelling is related with the pronunciation. If we don't add the <k>, it looks as if the <c> has to be pronounced /s/. If the "k" was not there, “panicing” would look like the word which is supposed to be pronounced as if it is ended in "sing," while “paniced” would be pronounced like “panised”. The same ...

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Zebra Crossing's distinguishing feature is alternating dark and light stripes on the road surface. The similarity of these markings to those of a zebra give the crossing's name.  A zebra crossing typically gives extra rights of way to pedestrians. A Pelican Crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic, a push button and two illuminated, coloured pictograms facing the pedestrian from across the road - a red, stationary person to indicate that it is not safe to cross, and a green, walking person to indicate that it is safe to do so. The name is derived from PELICON, a portmanteau of pedestrian light controlled. Puffin crossings are electronically controlled. Sensor sensure that the red light shows until the pedestrianhas safely crossed the road. These crossings don’t have a fashing amber light; they have a steady amberlight, like normal traffic lights. Its name is an abreviation of pedes...

This everyday word has undergone several changes in its history. It began life in the late 1500s as god be with you (or ye) , spelled variously as god be wy ye , god b'uy , and so on. The first part changed to good either on analogy with such other greetings as good day, good morning and good night , or as a euphemistic deformation to avoid the blasphemy of saying god (taboo avoidance) - or due to a combination of the two. The various independent words in god be with you were amalgamated into one, goodbye , and ultimately even this was shortened (clipped) to bye . (L. Campbell, historical linguistics.)