Namely, most human language feature four skills, divided into productive skills and receptive skills.
- Productive skills: speaking and writing.
- Receptive skills: listening and reading.
For a long time, human languages only featured one productive skill, speaking, and one receptive skill, listening. Writing and reading would appear at a later time within the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia (who invented the cuneiform writing system) and ancient Egypt (who developed hieroglyphic and demotic writing systems). Even today, many human groups living in isolated and remote areas have not developed writing and reading, relying solely on speaking and listening and on oral tradition (passing down the history of the group from one generation to the next) for their communication needs.
Roach's tone is playful and conversational. Although her piece is very informative, it does not come across as cut-and-dry facts, but rather is enjoyable to read. For example, when Roach lists the apparently "yucky" food she's already eaten, she pokes fun at herself, saying "I am, yes, one of those annoying travelers who boast about the disgusting food they've lived to tell about." This self-awareness makes Roach seem like she is speaking directly to you, and makes you want to continue having a conversation with her.
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a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun
No, it is not imagery.
Imagery would tell you how he looks specifically, these are all general observations. You cannot imagine him in a detailed manner with this info. Is he blond? Is he a brunette? Does he have pale skin? If we can't make an image in our mind, then it's not imagery. Imagery consists of SPECIFIC details. For example, imagery would be, "His eyes were a crystal blue, as if they were made of water. It seemed like you could jump right into them and swim for hours."
