DO YOU KNOW???

Speak well 

Welcome to speak well corners from the stable of Perfect Speech. 

Let's learn…

DID YOU KNOW THESE THINGS HAD NAMES? 

1. The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called VOCABLES. 

2. When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an INTERROBANG. 

3. The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called ARMSCYE. 

4. The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called DYSANIA. 

5. Unreadable hand-writing is called GRIFFONAGE. 

6. The dot over an “i” or a “j” is called TITTLE. 

7. That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called CRAPULENCE. 

8. The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called BANNOCK DEVICE. 

9. The space between your eyebrows is called a GLABELLA

10. The way it smells after the rain is called PETRICHOR 

11. The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an AGLET. 

12. The rumbling of stomach is actually called a WAMBLE.

13. The cry of a new born baby is called a VAGITUS. 

14. The prongs on a fork are called TINES. 

15. The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them is called PHOSPHENES. 

16. The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a BOX TENT. 

17. The day after tomorrow is called OVER MORROW. 

18. The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an AGRAFFE. 

19. The space in-between your nostrils is called COLUMELLA NASI 

20. The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called TITTLE. 

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 I wish you a blessed month. 

 Cheers to greater heights!🥰 

 Superman Diction Coach