In phonetics, free variation is an alternative pronunciation of a word (or of a phoneme in a word) that doesn’t affect the word’s meaning. Free variation is free in the sense that it doesn’t result in a different word. Usually there are reasons for it, perhaps the speaker’s dialect, or the emphasis the speaker wants
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Unlike most other aquatic animals, dolphins do not have gills because they are not fishes but cetaceans. Gills in fishes are adapted to help them breath while underwater, the gills function by absorbing dissolved oxygen in water, and replacing this with carbon dioxide – an excretory waste. Since dolphins are not fishes but mammals, and
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Upon scoring 124 points in her JAMB exam, Salewa would tell anyone who asked that “JAMB gave me that score.” It’s the same with Phillip who is of the opinion that anyone who gets straight As in WASSCE must have been helped, or perhaps the school sorted WAEC officials in exchange for the good grades!
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The animals featured here look harmless enough, but in real fact, they are blood-sucking vampires who have adapted several ingenious means to get their regular fix of blood meal. Mosquitoes may be bad, but they have nothing on these 7. 1. Vampire finch The tiny, ordinary-looking vampire finch is a close relative of its seed-eating
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In the 2015 movie, Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, two professional pickpockets, a scene plays out this way: Jess (played by Margot Robbie) – an attractive blonde – bumps into a college student who has come to New Orleans for the annual Mardi Gras street party, and trips; she apologises for the mishap,
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Male and female of any species of living things would normally have clearly different anatomies. As regards sharks, what are some of these differences? Distinguishing the sex of a shark is easier than in most marine species. It’s all in the shark’s external anatomy. Male sharks have modified pelvic fins called claspers, while females do
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Has your friend come down with the green fever? Or perhaps you are the one in whose possession the green-eyed snake, named Envy has found habitation. Into whatever spectrum you fall, check these pointers. 1. They give backhanded compliments You will quickly recognize an envious person by the swift, backhanded compliments. An envious friend may
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Have you considered the Endocrine System yet in Biology? If yes, they you would know the multifarious benefits of the thyroid – especially how it is responsible for growth and development, and the breaking down of food into energy to be used by the body. Here are additional facts about the thyroid – its workings,
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