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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
A fringe phenomenon
Hi teachers,
Coal kills miners...Natural piplelines sometimes explode... Nuclear reactors will never be risk-free; no technology is......The public has become more familiar with the concept of risk, and the fact that it is ubiquitous. The bumper sticker S--T HAPPENS used to be a fringe phenomenon, but now it's mainstream: people have become resigned to risk."
1. I couldn't find an appropriate meaning in the dictionary to help me understand.
2. Could you tell me if "S--T" a curse word so it didn't print out?
Thank you
Tinanam
Coal kills miners...Natural piplelines sometimes explode... Nuclear reactors will never be risk-free; no technology is......The public has become more familiar with the concept of risk, and the fact that it is ubiquitous. The bumper sticker S--T HAPPENS used to be a fringe phenomenon, but now it's mainstream: people have become resigned to risk."
1. I couldn't find an appropriate meaning in the dictionary to help me understand.
2. Could you tell me if "S--T" a curse word so it didn't print out?
Thank you
Tinanam
Top answer
1. A fringe phenomenon is one that borders on something (be it science, religion, politics etc) and that people often find strange, extreme and difficult to understand or accept. Paranormal phenomena (levitation, psychokinesis etc) usually belong to this group as do various groups of people (religious sects , extreme political factions) whose beliefs are different from the established beliefs of the majority of people residing in the region.
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- A fringe phenomenon is one that borders on something (be it science, religion, politics etc) and that people often find strange, extreme and difficult to understand or accept.
- Paranormal phenomena (levitation, psychokinesis etc) usually belong to this group as do various groups of people (religious sects , extreme political factions) whose beliefs are different from the established beliefs of the majority of people residing in the region.
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1. A fringe phenomenon is one that borders on something (be it science, religion, politics etc) and that people often find strange, extreme and difficult to understand or accept. Paranormal phenomena (levitation, psychokinesis etc) usually belong to this group as do various groups of people (religious sects , extreme political factions) whose beliefs are different from the established beliefs of
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Hi Ivanhr,
Thank you for your answer.
1. What is the bumper sticker part mean?
2. I don't understand there was no paranormal phenomena in my sentence, does it have to do with a fringe phenomenon also?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Thank you for your answer.
1. What is the bumper sticker part mean?
2. I don't understand there was no paranormal phenomena in my sentence, does it have to do with a fringe phenomenon also?
Thank you.
Tinanam
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tinanam0102Hi Ivanhr, Thank you for your answer. 1. What is the bumper sticker part mean? 2. I don't understand there was no paranormal phenomena in my sentence, does it have to do with a fringe phenomenon also? Thank you.Tinanam
1) To me, It simply means that using the s*** word in the past was considered completely unacceptable. While it's still not
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