Well...if its from the 18th century then because our language has changed so much since then.
An example of irony used in The Outsiders Book: "You ought to know better than to run away in just a sweatshirt, and a wet one at that. Don't you ever use your head?" he sounded so much like Darry that I stared at him.
Correct me if i’m wrong but the insect is accelerating based on the car if the car wasn’t there, there wouldn’t be any acceleration happening within the insect.
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