Monday 24 May 2010

News

Is Time an Illusion?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-time-an-illusion

New words:

hang on - If you ask someone to hang on, you ask them to wait or stop what they are doing or saying for a moment.

reexamine [ˌrē-ig'zamən] - examine again or further

demote [dɪmo͟ʊt] - If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.

somehow [sʌ̱mhaʊ] - You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done.

equation [ɪkwe͟ɪʒ(ə)n] - An equation is a mathematical statement saying that two amounts or values are the same, for example 6x4=12x2.
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v.c.: I understand, Mr. Mason. I'll take 'em right now.

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