Love the fact that Daniel Day-Lewis is giving Abraham Lincoln’s voice a sense of historical reality. Now the question is, will they mention the fact that Lincoln loved dirty jokes, too?
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cadence n. Rhythmical flow of words or movement.
Cadence typically referes to music or poetry, but can also be found in speeches, dance, and marching (as in “military cadence, the famous sing-song used by soldiers when marching or jogging.”)
Pronounced kay-dense
confluence n. A flowing together, as in streams, or a confluence of events.
Pronounced con-flew-ens
Given the high cost of college, it could be a bargain!
are you made of copper and tellurium? because you are
I just love nerdy jokes okay
Archaeologists may have discovered the bones of Richard III. The skeleton was found where King Richard was thought to be buried. It has suffered tremendous battle damage and has severe scoliosis, though he wasn’t a hunchback. Still, his right shoulder would have been higher than his left, creating the apperance of a hunchback.
So close, Shakespeare, so close.
“Cannot a plain man live and think no harm,
But thus his simple truth must be abused
By silken, sly, insinuating Jacks?”
Richard III, 1. 3
vindicate v. To prove true; to justify or defend, so as to clear one’s name.
Vindicate, vindictive, and vengeance all have the same Latin root word — vindex, an avenger.
Pronounced vin-deh-kate
