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Over 2000 years ago, ancient Chinese civilizations began creating artistic miniature landscapes. Around 700 years ago, Japanese Zen Buddhists adopted this practice and turned it into a spiritual activity.…
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INDIVIDUAL LAW
We have been familiar with the concept of privilege for as long as the English language has existed. It has been…
TRAPPING CLAPS
Upon first encountering the word claptrap, my initial assumption was that it was some form of onomatopoeic reduplication. However,…
EMPTY SCHWA
In phonetics, the schwa symbol (notated with an ə) represents the "uh" sound, which is noteworthy for several reasons:…
WAILING SONG
A threnody is a type of musical or poetic composition composed in memory of a deceased individual. The term originated…
DITTO, DITTO
When the word ditto was borrowed into English in 1625, it was only used to replace the month name in accounts…
£IBRA P#NDO
One of the things that has always intrigued me is the use of the abbreviation lb to represent "pound".…
ARCHADE
Our perception of the term arcade often brings to mind nostalgic images of retro game rooms filled with children…
CONDOM GLOVES
The term "condom" has a fascinating history that dates back to the early seventeenth century. Scottish noble John Hamilton…