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31 Jan 2015
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English (US)
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Khmer
Question about English (US)
Owing to its shape, the Lower Prninsula is dubbed "the mitten," which explains the strange but universal phenomenon in Michihan of residents pointing to the corresponding spot on the back of one's left hand when asked where in the state he or she comes from.
I know the words, but I don't understand what is the strange phenomenon.
Owing to its shape, the Lower Prninsula is dubbed "the mitten," which explains the strange but universal phenomenon in Michihan of residents pointing to the corresponding spot on the back of one's left hand when asked where in the state he or she comes from.
I know the words, but I don't understand what is the strange phenomenon.
I know the words, but I don't understand what is the strange phenomenon.
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- English (US)
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"Strange" is weird or unusual.
"Phenomenon" is an event that happens.
In this paragraph, a "strange phenomenon" is simply a "funny thing."
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- English (US)
The writer is trying to say that people from Michigan have a strange ( weird/unusual) practice of using the back of their hand to describe where they live.
A phenomenon is an event that cannot be easily explained, so by using phenomenon and strange together, the author emphasizes that they think that people from Michigan have an interesting way to describe where they are from .
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