7 Jan в 15:10
► WORDS & PHRASES ILLUSTRATED:
✨ aftermath - the period of time after something such as a war, storm, or accident when people are still dealing with the results
✨ to foreshadow - to show or say that something will happen in the future
✨ a fly in the ointment - the only thing that spoils something and prevents it from being successful
✨ emotional detachment - the state of not reacting to or being involved in something in an emotional way
✨ wave of nostalgia - a strong feeling of nostalgia
✨ stream of consciousness - the expression of thoughts and feelings in writing exactly as they pass through your mind, without the usual structure they have in formal writing
✨ as happy as a clam - very happy
✨ the great divide - 1. a boundary between two contrasting groups, cultures, etc. that is regarded as very difficult to ignore or overcome. 2. divorce 3. the boundary between life and death.
✨ textual ambiguity - misinterpretations, misread emotions, inaccurate texter to textee translations, and overall miscommunications that result from the limitations of conversations via texting.
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