Get them to say this word without saying it yourself...
imposter
texture
see-saw
anticipate
zig-zag
eloquent
originate
overturn
differ
retelling
markings
fossilise
peninsula
adept
detailed
innate
underscore
originality
considerate
pedant
convention
delight
When we use words not in their normal literal meaning or in a way that makes a description more impressive or interesting, the correct word, of course, is “__________.”
In a fascinating study lead by UK academic and researcher Sabaji Panda, it was found that if you put two deaf people in a room, who have no shared language, it’s only a matter of hours before they find a way to ____________ (imagine trying that with hearing people.)
Many prominent leaders from around the world went to Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa and, as is often the case at big events like this, they had a sign language interpreter there to translate for the hearing _________.
I think what offends examiners
and employers when confronted with extremely informal, unpunctuated and haywire
_________ is the implication of not caring that underlies it.
Storytelling is more engaging and detailed in visual languages. Because they are visual-spatial, signed languages are particularly ______ at describing space and movement.
The _________ of Neanderthals, in the form of skeletons, tools and decorative adornments, reach back more than 120,000 years in the region.
Unlike __________, that failed international spoken language, International Sign has taken off since the advent of social media.
The claim to be defending language for the sake of clarity almost never, ever holds _____.
The discovery overturns the widely-held _______ that modern humans are the only species to have expressed themselves through works of art.
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