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When you say, "to swallow something hook, line, and sinker" it means to completely fall for whatever was said or to completely believe what was told or presented. Usually, what was presented is a lie, and when the person is gullible enough to believe it, the phrase applies.
well, surveillance means observation, and privacy means, well, being able to be free without people watching you / observing you so maybe observing your privacy? i've never heard of that-
Misfortune
A family that loses their home in a storm is experiencing misfortune.
<u>YES</u>
I experienced misfortune when I lost my five dollar bill on the way to the store.
Mistaken
It is possible for a woman to be mistaken for her Identical twin sister
<u>Yes</u>
I'm often mistaken for somebody else as we have the same features.
Superstition
The idea that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day is a common superstition
<u>Yes</u>
One superstition I have heard is that if a black cat crosses your path you will fall to bad-luck and will experience misfortune.
A superstition that I had was that if you broke a mirror you would be cursed for 7 years. This influenced me from a young age not to destroy any reflective surfaces as we had a lot of those in the house. I believed that my parents tried to influence me/ tell me at a young age was so that feared of one day falling into misfortune which luckily never happened. I started to finally not believe the superstition when I opened my locker and my mirror fell and was everywhere and weeks past and nothing bad happened.
Hoped this helped in some way,
Jon
The standardization of the English language in the eighteenth century benefited publishers as it increased sales of literary works.
Standardizing is the process of the development and it consists on the refinement and fixing of language. The development in 18th century took place because of Samuel Johnson, son of a bookseller, who made lasting contributions to English language. It was a part of linguistic movement and it made the printing process efficient, as well.
