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  2. Murphy's law - Wikipedia

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    He gives an example of aircraft noise pollution interfering with filming: there are always aircraft in the sky at any given time, but they are only taken note of when they cause a problem. This is a form of confirmation bias , whereby the investigator seeks out evidence to confirm their already-formed ideas, but does not look for evidence that ...

  3. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Teachers and textbook writers often invent rules which their students and readers repeat and perpetuate. These rules are usually statements about English usage which the authors imagine to be, as a rule, true. But statements of this kind are extremely difficult to formulate both simply and accurately.

  4. Poe's law - Wikipedia

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    The article gave examples of cases such as 4chan with the usage of the OK gesture as a white power symbol and the Trump administration where there were deliberate ambiguities over whether something was serious or intended as a parody, where people were using Poe's law as "a refuge" to camouflage beliefs that would otherwise be considered ...

  5. English auxiliary verbs - Wikipedia

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    The first English grammar, Bref Grammar for English by William Bullokar, published in 1586, does not use the term "auxiliary" but says: All other verbs are called verbs-neuters-un-perfect because they require the infinitive mood of another verb to express their signification of meaning perfectly: and be these, may, can, might or mought, could, would, should, must, ought, and sometimes, will ...

  6. Catch-22 (logic) - Wikipedia

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    Catch-22s often result from rules, regulations, or procedures that an individual is subject to, but has no control over, because to fight the rule is to accept it. Another example is a situation in which someone is in need of something that can only be had by not being in need of it (e.g. the only way to qualify for a loan is to prove to the ...

  7. What is Rule of 78 and how can it impact loans? - AOL

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    To use the Rule of 78 on a 12-month loan, a lender adds the digits within the 12 months using the following formula: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 = 78

  8. Anyways - Wikipedia

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    Anyways or the title song, by Young Nudy, 2020 Anyways (EP) or the title song, by the Starting Line, 2016 "Anyways", a song by Arctic Monkeys from Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino , 2018

  9. The 116 Best Kids Books of All Time - AOL

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    Generations of mystery lovers, novelists and even real-life C.I.A. spies credit Harriet The Spy as their gateway drug. Author Rita Williams-Garcia –whose One Crazy Summer is also on this list ...