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Stella Young was born in this country.
Australia
This Greek mathematician is said to have solved a mathematical problem when he was having a bath.
Archimedes
We use this tense after "I wish..." or "If only...", even though we are talking about the present or future.
the past tense
The treatment of people as though they were something less than or other than human. (O)
objectification
INVERSION
We would have been lost if he hadn't looked at the map.
Had he not looked at the map, we would have been lost.
Sue Austin went deep sea diving in one of these.
a wheelchair
What did King Hieron II of Syracuse want to check about his crown?
the purity of the gold content
Instead of starting a second conditional question with "If you won the lottery, ...", we can start it this way, omitting the "If".
Were you to win...?
A combination of ideas that oppose one another. (C)
contradiction
WOULD SOONER
I don't want to visit friends, I want to stay at home.
I'd sooner stay at home than visit friends.
Raghava KK encourages us to "shake up" this.
our story
He wrote the book Where Good Ideas Come From.
Steven Johnson
This phrase means the action needs to be taken soon and can be used with 'high/about'
What is It's...time
Spread or promote an idea. (P)
propagate
HIGH TIME
You need to find a job right now.
It's high time you found a job.
Amy Purdy, who is a double amputee, competed in this disability sport.
snowboarding
This 'a' word, meaning next to, can go before the word 'possible' to mean the next logical step.
adjacent
You can use this word instead of "if" in a formal context, when using a zero or first conditional.
should
Workbook: A specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service. (N)
niche
WOULD SOONER
I don't want you to talk during the film.
I'd sooner you didn't talk during the film.
Maysoon Zayid has this disability. (Initials: C.P.)
cerebral palsy
This 'i' word, meaning development, can go before the word 'period'.
incubation
We use this tense when regretting something that happened in the past.
the past perfect
Workbook: to directly say something (F)
forthrightly
WOULD RATHER
I wish I had seen the film in the cinema.
I'd rather have seen the film in the cinema.